Björn Uwe Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician of Alternative for Germany (AfD). Along with Andreas Kalbitz, Höcke was the leader of the AfD's far-right Der Flügel faction, which the German government's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution declared a suspected right-wing extremist organization. He is chair of AfD Thuringia, also a right-wing extremist organization. . Höcke led the AfD to its first-ever first place finish in a state election at the 2024 Thuringian state election.
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