More than 100 members of the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, have made application for a ban on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), conservative Bundestag member Marco Wanderwitz said on Wednesday. Wanderwitz, a member of the Christian Democrats (CDU), currently the largest opposition party in the house, said he had secured the support of 113 members from various groups in the 733-member Bundestag. The members are calling for the Constitutional Court to rule on whet

Summary

Over 100 German legislators have proposed banning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, citing its aggressive and combative actions against the constitution.

The proposal, which requires support from the Bundestag, the upper house, or the federal government, aims to demonstrate the AfD’s extreme right-wing activities.

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Israel has banned literal terrorist parties from running. Sometimes its a good idea to ban a party. See Nazi party.

    • cows_are_underrated@feddit.orgEnglish
      10·
      1 day ago

      I never said that it isn’t good to ban the AfD. I just mentioned the mistake the article makes and that its good that only the highest court is able to do that.

    • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Yet the kahanists came back and now they’re running the National Security ministry and Netanyahu depends on them.