Young Alternative for Germany

The Young Alternative for Germany (German: Junge Alternative für Deutschland or JA) is a right-wing extremist youth organisation in Germany. Founded on 15 June 2013 in Darmstadt for people aged 14 to 35 years, the JA presents itself as the youth wing of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, but remains legally independent. It has been categorized as a confirmed extremist organization by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) since 2023.

Young Alternative for Germany
Junge Alternative für Deutschland
ChairpersonHannes Gnauck
Founded15 June 2013 (2013-06-15)
HeadquartersBerlin
Membership800 (2016):202
IdeologyRight-wing populism
PositionFar-right
Mother partyAlternative for Germany
Websitewww.jungealternative.de

Its chairman is Hannes Gnauck, and its vice-chairpersons are Sven Kachelmann, Tomasz Froelich and Nils Hartwig.

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