One of the leaders of the youth wing of the "Alternative for Germany" resigned after claims on Alsace and Lorraine. The controversial post on social media platform X, published on the Day of German Unity, was made by 22-year-old Luca Moritz Strauf, a board member of "Generation Germany," the youth division of the far-right AfD. The young man stated that "German unity means Germany uniting all German people into one state." He referred to the reunification of the FRG and GDR in October 1990 as a "victorious stage on this path." Under the post, Strauf published a map that included modern Germany, Austria, most of Switzerland, Luxembourg, the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine, the Italian South Tyrol, and small parts of Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, the Netherlands, and Denmark. This caused a scandal in the press of many countries neighboring Germany. "Back to the Reich?" was the title of an article on this topic by the Luxembourg newspaper Tageblatt. The greatest outrage was expressed by the French media. Strauf's post was criticized by the newspapers Figaro, L'Alsace, the magazine Marianne, and the TV channels BFM TV, France Info, and TF1 Info. The magazine Charlie Hebdo wrote back in May that claims on Alsace and Lorraine were being voiced within the AfD. "Generation Germany" stated to the German newspaper Tageszeitung that they disagreed with Strauf's position, which "does not correspond to our standards of historical policy or our understanding of real politics." According to taz, Strauf had previously expressed revanchist views. As the newspaper noted, his publication caused particular outrage among supporters of the French right-wing party "National Rally" led by Marine Le Pen, as reported by Deutsche Welle. Ultimately, Strauf deleted the controversial post and hid his account on X. On October 9, "Generation Germany" officially announced that the young man had resigned from his position in its leadership of his own accord.
