[9] Plans for the AfD to form a new political group called the Sovereignists became known shortly after the 2024 European Parliament elections.

[10] The AfD delegation excluded the lead candidate Maximilian Krah and led a failed attempt to be reinstated in the ID Group.

On 12 April 2024, the Bulgarian Revival organized the 'Sofia Declaration' with the Slovak Republic, Dutch Forum for Democracy, Hungarian Our Homeland Movement, Alternative for Sweden and the Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece.

[14] Other parties speculated to join such group include Spanish Se Acabó La Fiesta (SALF) and Greek Victory.

The Ruch Narodowy MEPs, who had contested the elections together with Braun and the New Hope as Konfederacja, spoke out against joining a parliamentary group in which the German AfD was involved.