Green Party leader: Banaszak wants AfD ban proceedings to be initiated quickly:
Green Party leader Felix Banaszak has spoken out enthusiastically in favor of ...
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Key FactsUrgent Call for Initiation of AfD Ban Proceedings
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- Felix Banaszak, leader of the Greens, demands a swift initiation of ban proceedings against the AfD.
- He emphasizes the necessity for the Federal Constitutional Court to assess whether the AfD acts unconstitutionally.
- Banaszak warns of a gradual erosion of democracy and the radicalization of the AfD.
- CDU's Günther supports the federal application, while Chancellor Merz expresses skepticism about a ban procedure.
Democracies do not die overnight.— Felix Banaszak, chairman of the Greens, at the state party conference of the Saxon Greens in Neukieritzsch near Leipzig.
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If the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution confirms what we have always known, that it is a reliably right-wing extremist party, then (...) we are obliged as defenders of democracy and the constitution to seriously examine all possibilities.— Lars Klingbeil, SPD leader, at the state party conference of the SPD Brandenburg in Cottbus.
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- This classification is currently paused pending a court ruling, with only some state branches officially labeled extremist.
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Debate about former chancellor: criticism of lavish furnishings for Scholz's office
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Rainbow flags may continue to fly in the Rostock district.: The AfD only wanted to see sovereign flags flying in front of the Rostock district's office ...
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Debate about Veterans' Day: Should NVA soldiers from the GDR also be honored?: Members of the NVA are excluded from German Veterans Day. BSW and AfD think this ...
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AfD for ban on rainbow flags and Ukraine flag in Saalekreis: Merseburg/MZ. - “Once again, it's about flags,” said District Administrator Hartmut Handschak ...
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Paid articlePaywall Berlin-Marzahn and Eberswalde: Queer people celebrate with parades under police protection
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Söder is alarmed! AfD shoots through the roof in Bavarian poll: Political bombshell in Bavaria: The AfD reaches a new record high in a Sunday poll ...
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Event in Bad Freienwalde attacked: Right-wing extremists suspected: In Brandenburg, young masked men have targeted a left-wing initiative. The AfD distances ...
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Attack on Leftist Event Revives East German Extremism FearsIn Bad Freienwalde, 10-15 masked youths assaulted left-wing participants, injuring two and triggering state security investigations.
- A left-wing event in Brandenburg was assaulted by masked youths who injured at least two attendees with sticks.
- Police are investigating the incident as aggravated assault and severe breach of the peace, with state security involvement.
- Organizers accuse right-wing extremists of the attack and report that many promotional posters were torn down beforehand.
- The AfD condemns the violence, cautions against premature assumptions, and states the perpetrators remain unidentified.
We do not want our events to be disturbed – and others naturally have the right to hold their events undisturbed.— René Springer, AfD candidate, comments on the attack on the event in Bad Freienwalde.
Will AfD members soon no longer be able to join the civil service here?: The AfD is considered to be a confirmed far-right party. Will its members still be ...
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Brandenburg: Woidke re-elected as SPD leader - slightly less approval: Brandenburg's Minister President Woidke is the longest-serving SPD state leader in Germany ...
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Dispute over AfD headquarters in Reinickendorf: Court date set: The AfD is to move out of its federal headquarters in Reinickendorf. The landlord has filed an ...
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OpinionNo more guests because of the AfD: Brandenburg guesthouse sends desperate cry for help
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Cooperation between federal and state governments: Greens propose a path to AfD ban proceedings
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Dobrindt Rejects AfD Ban ProposalThe report notes 15,300 violent right-wing extremists, but the interior minister advises against banning the AfD.
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- Interior Minister Dobrindt finds the latest intelligence report insufficient to justify banning the AfD party.
- He advocates for political opposition to the AfD rather than pursuing a legal ban.
- The AfD remains under suspicion until the Cologne administrative court rules, with the report currently withheld from publication.
- The intelligence service records a nearly 25% rise in right-wing extremists, totaling over 50,000 individuals.
Anyone who believes that one can win legally against the AfD and its agitation will experience a rude awakening.— Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt warns against an AfD ban procedure and emphasizes the risks of such an approach.
"Alice Weidel is living a lie": Bettina Böttinger takes the AfD leader to court: She was once outed unasked by entertainer Harald Schmidt. Since then ...
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Böttinger denounces Weidel’s contradictory political stanceBöttinger highlights Weidel’s false acceptance claim and condemns ministers’ 2017 opposition to same-sex marriage rights.
- Bettina Böttinger describes Alice Weidel’s presence in the AfD as a calculated move serving contradictory female stereotypes.
- Weidel is accused of living a falsehood by believing she is fully accepted within her party and electorate.
- Several current cabinet members voted against marriage equality in 2017, drawing criticism from Böttinger.
- Böttinger prefers identifying as ‘lesbian’ rather than ‘queer’ due to male dominance within the queer community.
I am a lesbian woman and belong to the queer community.— Bettina Böttinger, in an interview about her identity and criticism of Alice Weidel.
Poll shows: Merz increasingly popular, CDU/CSU gains ground - and returns to election level
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AfD achieves highest poll rating in Bavaria, CSU loses ground as strongest party: The AfD in Bavaria is climbing to a new high in voter favorability: according ...
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OpinionAfD podcast: depth and substance only among right-wingers?: New right-wing publisher Götz Kubitschek and AfD MP Maximilian Krah discuss with each other ...
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Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President: If the AfD governs here, he wants to emigrate
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Does the rainbow flag have to hang everywhere?: It stands for diversity and tolerance, companies adorn themselves with it - now it provokes incomprehension ...
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Thuringian state parliament: Committee blockade: BSW parliamentary group leader wants to talk to AfD
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OpinionMask affair: Warken and Spahn roll out the carpet for the AfD: The CDU/CSU is apparently more concerned about protecting its parliamentary group leader than ...
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Paid articlePaywall No organ donation for AfD voters? Green city councillor outrages with thought experiment
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SPD wants to prepare AfD ban proceedings at party conference: The party wants to pass a motion on Sunday to establish a federal-state working group ...
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OpinionRundschau debate of the day: Ban the AfD or govern it away?: The debate about the future of the far-right party divides politics and society ...
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Alice Weidel: Out-of-control knife violence at railroad stations is the result of years of government failure
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