Torben Braga is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), previously FDP. He entered the state parliament of Thuringia after the state elections of 27 October 2019.[1]
Early life
editAfter graduating from the German School in Rio de Janeiro in 2009, Braga studied political science and public law from 2010 to 2018 at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena and at the Philipps University of Marburg. He completed his studies with a Master of Arts.[2]
During his studies he became a member of the Jena fraternity Germania and the Marburg fraternity Germania. In 2015, Braga was a spokesman for the right-wing extremist Deutsche Burschenschaft.[3] Braga lives in Ronneburg, Thuringia.[citation needed]
Politic
editTorben Braga was a member of the Liberal Party FDP from 2012 to 2015. In End of 2015 he joined AfD. Since 2016 he has been an assessor on the state board of the AfD Thuringia and the press spokesman. In November 2020 he was elected deputy chairman of the Thuringian state association.
He was elected to the state parliament of Thuringia in the state elections of 27 October 2019.
On May 8, 2021, Braga was elected by the AfD Thuringia to number 4 on the list for the 2021 federal election, and he also ran as a direct candidate for the AfD in the Jena - Sömmerda - Weimarer Land I federal constituency. Braga narrowly missed the majority of the first votes in the constituency and was also unable to enter the Bundestag via the state list.[4][5]
Networking with Neue Rechte
editTorben Braga is considered the right-hand man of the völkisch "AfD-Star" Björn Höcke in the Thuringian state parliament.[6]
He is a member of the Germania fraternity in Marburg, which is associated with the Neue Rechte. Members of the Institute for State Policy gave lectures there. He was spokesman for the right-wing extremist association of nationalist fraternities.[6][7][8]
Braga is well connected to the right-wing extremist scene in Thuringia and beyond.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Woher haben Sie und Herr Höcke belastbare Informationen zu den Motiven des Attentäters, wenn nicht einmal das FBI sie hat? Und wie verträgt sich ihre jüngste Antwort mit ihrer Antwort vom 29.02.2024? | Frage an Torben Braga (AfD)". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Torben Braga". Thüringer Landtag. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Haak, Sebastian (2015-12-13). "Causa Braga: Ärger um Burschenschafter in der AfD-Fraktion". www.tlz.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ mdr.de. "Thüringen: AfD gewinnt vier Bundestags-Wahlkreise und wird stärkste Partei | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "So hat Jena bei der Bundestagswahl gewählt | Jena Rathaus". rathaus.jena.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ a b c Wer zur Wahl steht. Die tagezeitung. 13. Juli 2024
- ^ "AfD schickt diesen Burschenschaftler in den Innenausschuss". www.tz.de (in German). 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Speit, Andreas (2018-07-31). "AfD-Akademikerverband geplatzt: Kritische Öffentlichkeit unerwünscht". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2024-07-18.