Guido Reil
Guido Reil | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2] | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | German |
Political party | Alternative for Germany (2016-present) Social Democratic Party of Germany (before 2016) |
Guido Reil is a German politician who is serving as an Alternative for Germany Member of the European Parliament.[3]
Career
Reil grew up in a modest family and became a
Reil joined the AfD in 2016 and ran in the 2017 German federal election in the directly elected constituency of Essen II where he finished third and was not elected.[7][8] In the 2019 European Parliament election he was elected as number 2 on the AfD's list behind Jörg Meuthen. Reil's campaigned focused on the "rescue of the Ruhr area" and preventing the European Union from taking more powers.[9][10]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Reil visited Ukraine and declared solidarity with Ukraine, alongside MP Kay Gottschalk, comprising a minority in the otherwise pro-Russian AfD.[11]
References
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Alle Gewählte in alphabetischer Reihenfolge". Der Bundeswahlleiter (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Frédéric Schwilden (13 May 2019). "Guido Reil: Der traurigste Mann der AfD". welt.de. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- Spiegel Online. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Frank Stenglein, Wolfgang Kintscher: Essener Ex-SPD-Ratsherr Guido Reil will der AfD beitreten, WAZ, 1. Juli 2016.
- ^ Frank Stenglein: Kein Mandat – Guido Reil will nun in den AfD-Bundesvorstand, WAZ, 25. September 2017.
- ^ Bundestagswahl – So hat der Wahlkreis 119 Essen II gewählt, WAZ, 25. September 2017.
- ^ Daniel Sobolewski: „Brüssel ist ein Irrenhaus!“ Guido Reil erklärt Kandidatur für das Europa-Parlament – und plant eine eigene „Sendung mit der Maus“ Archived 18 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine, DerWesten, 6. Oktober 2018.
- ^ W. Kintscher: AfD-Frontmann Guido Reil kandidiert fürs Europa-Parlament, Neue Ruhr Zeitung, 23. September 2018.
- ^ "Alternative for Russia: How the AfD is systematically turning towards Russia". correctiv.org. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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