The American conservative conference series, CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference), is rumored to be expanding its reach into Germany. George Weinberg, who represents US Republicans in Germany and is involved in the conference’s organization, confirmed this development when questioned by T-Online. While Weinberg noted that the organizers are currently in “an early stage with many organizational questions” and could not provide specific details, he emphasized that CPAC Germany will remain strictly independent of any particular party. He stated that neither the AfD nor any other political party would be involved in CPAC Germany, defining it explicitly as a “decidedly non-partisan, civilly-conservative forum”.
The idea of a German CPAC is reportedly of great interest to both German and American sides. Furthermore, AfD MEP Petr Bystron told T-Online that discussions regarding hosting CPAC in Germany are “well advanced” viewing the potential event as a way to strengthen the overall conservative bloc within Germany, and particularly, to enhance the relationship between European Republicans and the AfD.
This expansion is not new. Weinberg had previously been announced as a representative of “CPAC Germany” at a CPAC conference back in March. This same event featured Arian Aghashahi, who is the managing director of the AfD’s “Sovereignty Foundation” and the parties connected to it within the European Parliament’s ESN group, serving as the second speaker for CPAC Germany.
For context, the CPAC has been held in the United States since 1973. It annually organizes support for American Republican leaders, primarily focusing for the last decade on former US President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement. Beyond the US, the event has grown into an international networking forum for the global right, having previously hosted similar conferences for figures like Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Javier Milei in Argentina, and Mateusz Morawiecki in Poland. At the conferences in Hungary and Poland, Alice Weidel, a co-speaker for the AfD, was listed among the speakers, though representatives from other notable German parties were not featured.