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Dirk Brandes

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Dirk Brandes (born 25 May 1974) is a German politician for the AfD and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.

Life and politics

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Brandes was born 1974 in the West German town of Langenhagen and was elected to the Bundestag in 2021.[1]

Dirk Brandes is one of the main acteurs of the lower-saxony far-right network „Pegasus Germanus“, which is part of former Der Flügel within AfD.[2][3] The group is under constant observation by Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ("Beobachtungsfall").[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Dirk Brandes".
  2. ^ Speit, Andreas (2020-05-14). "AfDler auf der Suche nach neuem Profil: Andocken bei Corona-Leugnern". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ^ NWZonline.de (2022-02-24). "AfD-Abgeordneter zweifelt an Wasserstoff-Projekten". www.nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ Speit, Andreas (2020-05-28). "Niedersächsischer AfD-Landesverband: In Teilen rechtsextrem". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2023-08-29.