The SPD is aiming for a ban on the AfD. At the federal party conference in Berlin, the Social Democrats are calling for quick, serious preparations for such a procedure. Bundestag, Federal Council or government should Create the prerequisites for determining the unconstitutionality immediatelyit says in an application which was accepted on Sunday with a large majority. Many delegates consider him one of the most important decisions of the three -day party congress.
“With a party that abuses democratic rules to combat democracy from the inside, is no fair competition is possible“, It says.” Any attempt to integrate them into the democratic discourse is in vain. ” The SPD sees itself confirmed by the constitutional protection, which classified the AfD as right -wing extremist.
“The moment the protection of the constitution says, this is a secured right -wing extremist party, there must be no tactics, May there be no argument “said party leader Lars Klingbeil. The fight against the right is one of the reasons why it would have gone to politics. It was a “historical task” to ensure that no right -wing extremists would sit in the Bundestag. “They don’t belong there,” said the Vice Chancellor.
Thuringia’s Minister of the Interior considers a prohibition procedure promising. “I have dealt intensively with the AfD in recent years and believe that the prerequisites are met,” Georg Maier told the Tagesspiegel. “”The Evidence seems to me to be overwhelming now.”
Disagreement in the coalition
He not only refers to the report of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, but also that of the state authorities. So there is In his view in Thuringia, enough evidence. “Björn Höcke is now the Spiritus Rector in terms of the topics and content of the AfD,” said Maier about the AfD parliamentary group and state chairman. “We will be able to work out very well.”
In the coalition, however, there is no agreement on an AfD ban. The Union mostly refuses and wants to fight the AfD politically. Especially in East Germany with a particularly high AfD voter content, a prohibition procedure is Seen critically in both the CDU and in parts of the SPD. The AfD could even further strengthen this, and the outcome of the procedure before the constitutional court is also uncertain.
Approval of CDU social wings
The CDU social wing welcomed the SPD decision to prepare an AfD ban. “The step is correct. The AfD must be combated by all means of the rule of law,” said Dennis RadtkeChairman of the Christian-Democratic Workership in Germany (CDA), the Tagesspiegel: “As CDA, we also spoke out for a ban procedure weeks ago.”
The AfD must “be fought by all means of the rule of law,” said Radtke: “Of course, this does not change the fact that the middle has to solve problems and give answers to the crisis of trust. If only every third in Germany has confidence in state institutions, then the problem is more fundamental and in -depth.”
BUND-LANDER working group should collect material
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution announced on May 2, after several years of examination, to classify the AfD as secure right -wing extremist endeavor. The basis for this is an over 1100 pages long report. “We can’t go on like nothing,” said the deputy SPD parliamentary group leader Sonja Eichwede. It is also a member of the parliamentary control committee.
A working group across the parties should first Collect materials to prove the unconstitutionalitythe party decision provides. The party leadership has already said that it was certain that this was succeeded. Then there is an obligation to prove it. Right -wing extremism is the greatest danger to democracy in Germany.
A procedure before the constitutional court can get the government, the Bundestag or Federal Council on the way. It must be proven that a party is aggressive, combative against the democratic basic order. The opinion of the AfD alone is not yet sufficient evidence.
The application decision is the last important decision of the SPD party conference, which comes to an end on Sunday. On Friday, the delegates initially chose a new party leadership. Party leader Lars Klingbeil received the second worst result in SPD history with 64.9 percent without opposing candidates. (with Reuters)
Source: Tagesspiegel
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