Erklärung 2018

[3] Dresden publisher and Erklärung signatory Frank Böckelmann told Die Zeit that he and other Germans feared and wanted to prepare for a future in Germany where some parts of the country would be inhabited by a Muslim majority.

[1] This concept was explored in a 2018 German novel by Monika Maron called Munin or Chaos in the Head that has become a best-seller in Germany and is a favorite within its far-right intelligentsia.

[3] The Erklärung was also opposed by Eva Leipprand of the Augsburg City Council and Green Party,[3] and described in scathing terms by the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

[2] The initial inclusion of Ellen Kositza, wife of far-right news publisher Götz Kubitschek, on the list of prominent signatories attracted negative publicity and led to debates among adherents of Erklärung 2018's cause.

[1][4] Other signatories to Erklärung include Uwe Tellkamp, SPD member and former banker Thilo Sarrazin, journalist Henryk M. Broder, and far-right figures Karheinz Weissman and Michael Klonovsky.