Court of Auditors settles accounts with Bundestag factions - SPD in particular in focus. Traffic light coalition wants to set rules for the factions' appearances on social media.
SPD parliamentary group, now led by Rolf Mützenich, is said to have only published illegal posts in the week before the 2021 federal election. Some of the posts received direct party or election advertising. This is not permitted. The traffic light coalition now wants to regulate the activity of the parliamentary groups onsocial media. The SPD, Greens and FDP are planning to adapt the Act on parliamentary groups.