Mike Moncsek

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Mike Moncsek (born 8 August 1964 in Freiberg, Saxony) is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party and has been a member of the German Bundestag, the federal parliament, since 2021. [1] [2]

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Life and politics

Moncsek was born 1964 in the East German town of Freiberg and was elected directly to the Bundestag in 2021. [3] After graduating from polytechnic high school, he worked as a car mechanic and as a regional sales manager for the automotive industry. [4] In the 2021 German federal election he won the direct mandate with 28.9% of the direct votes for the Chemnitzer Umland - Erzgebirgskreis II constituency. Before his election to the Bundestag, he had also served as district councillor in Central Saxony for the AfD. [5] Moncsek lives in Oberschöna in the district of Central Saxony and is a member of its local council. [6]

Other Positions

According to Moncsek, he joined the AfD in 2015 as a result of the refugee crisis in Germany due to negative personal experiences with refugees. He felt, that despite declining refugee numbers, there were too few controls at the borders. He "has no reservations against people coming here, but they have to be useful to the national product," Moncsek said in an interview with the Freie Presse. Moncsek intends to campaign in the Bundestag for the long-term preservation of the diesel engine and for the strengthening of small and medium-sized enterprises and individual tourism. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ ""Mike Moncsek, AfD Kfz-Mechaniker"". bundestag.de (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ↑ ""9-Euro-Ticket: Der ländliche Raum wurde vergessen!"". mikemoncsek.de (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Deutscher Bundestag - Mike Moncsek".
  4. ↑ ""Mike Moncsek (AFD): "Ich möchte die Arbeitsplätze der Region erhalten und mehren""". blick.de (in German). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ↑ ""Mike Moncsek holt Direktmandat für AfD im Wahlkreis Chemnitzer Umland - Erzgebirgskreis II"". mdr.de (in German). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 ""Der heimatverbundene Autoexperte"". freiepresse.de (in German). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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