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In the discussion with Markus Lanz, legal scholar Alexander Thiele posed the provocative question of whether SPD leader Lars Klingbeil could suddenly become chancellor if the AfD is banned, which would have far-reaching effects on the majority relationships in the Bundestag. #AfD #LarsKlingbeil #Bundeskanzler (translated)

"That the candidate of the AfD, which is classified as securely right-wing extremist, was elected president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt with significantly more votes than the AfD itself raises very urgent questions. It is a taboo to elect right-wing extremists to such offices. Not only the BSW but also the CDU must urgently explain how this could happen. The AfD candidates were elected, while the SPD candidate Armin Willingmann was not in the first round of voting. This demonstrates an unprecedented irresponsibility and historical amnesia." #SPD #AfD #Demokratie (translated)

The SPD protested in Berlin against the election of the first AfD state parliament president, Tobias Rausch, and described it as a "unique violation of the taboos" of parliamentary democracy, while simultaneously planning exploratory talks with the Left and Greens for a possible government formation in Berlin. #SPD #AfD #Demokratie (translated)

The populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt when Tobias Rausch was elected as the president of the state parliament for the first time as a member of AfD with the support of leftist populists. #AfD #Saksamaa #parlament (translated)

Peter Borbe wrote that Markus Lanz should have questioned Georg Maier as critically as Baumann did, if Lanz were a true journalist. Borbe claimed that Maier had been abusing his position for years to act against a political opponent. Furthermore, he stated that Maier was responsible for allowing a president of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, whom he believed unsuitable for the office, to remain in office because the president was acting against the AfD at Maier's behest. Borbe ultimately referred to Lanz as a non-journalist. #Journalismus #Politik #Medien (translated)

Cihan Çelik asked Serap Güler and OomenBerlin if they saw no difference, either in content or historically, between the AfD in its most extreme state associations and the Berlin Left under Eralp. He wrote that he understood their objection to the content, but not this equation. #Politik #Rechtsextremismus #Meinungsfreiheit (translated)

Franca Lehfeldt agreed with Merz's assessment that a failure of the government would have immeasurable consequences for all of Europe. However, she accused him of deriving the wrong policy from this: what is needed is a strong economy and a weak AfD, while the opposite is currently the case. #maischberger https://t.co/KcvspQqULF #Politik #Deutschland #Wirtschaft (translated)