As of: January 29, 2024, 4:15 p.m
By: Babett Gumbrecht
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The journalist Michel Friedman is critical of Aiwanger's politics.
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Bavarian politician Aiwanger assumes that the nationwide protests against the right are “infiltrated by left-wing extremists”.
Publicist Friedmann sees statements at AfD level.
Munich – The numbers are impressive: 100,000 in Düsseldorf, 60,000 in Hamburg and 80,0000 demonstrators in Munich.
The protest participants are taking a stand against the AfD and the right-wing pressure in Germany.
There were also numerous demonstrations across the country at the weekend.
But not everyone likes that.
The Bavarian politician Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) recently criticized the rallies.
On the
short message service X
, Bavaria's deputy prime minister warned that parts of the demonstrations had been infiltrated by left-wing extremists.
He expects “all Democrats and the federal government to distance themselves from left-wing extremism.”
The accusation that the peaceful protests for more diversity and democracy were infiltrated by left-wing extremists is met with outrage.
Journalist Friedmann: Aiwanger's poison influences debate in Bavaria
The journalist and philosopher Michel Friedman criticized the Bavarian politician Aiwanger in the ARD program “Sonntags-Stammtisch” and spoke of “AfD levels,” reports Bayerischer
Rundfunk
.
Friedman believes that as a member of a democratic party one should praise the peaceful demonstrations.
The publicist cannot understand barbs and critical statements.
“I think this game on the mezzanine – between the democracy floor and the AfD floor, this mezzanine is extremely dangerous,” says a video clip on X from the broadcast on Sunday (January 28th).
Aiwanger believes that he cannot be picked up for this game, said Friedman, "but the poison he spews influences the debate in Bavaria."
The philosopher said he wanted Bavaria to have a “democratic deputy prime minister.”
Traffic light coalition should make “sensible politics”.
When you take a closer look at Aiwanger's X profile, you notice that he repeatedly criticizes the traffic light coalition in particular.
For example, in the wake of the farmers' protests, the Bavarian politician wrote that the traffic lights “finally have to make sensible policies”.
Above all, ridicule and insinuations towards other parties can be found in Aiwanger's feed.
He recently clashed with a Berlin Green Party candidate on the short message service X.
Here too, Aiwanger took a swipe at left-wing demonstrators.
Söder stands by Aiwanger - even after the anti-Semitic leaflet
The person who has not commented at all on Aiwanger's behavior is the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder (CSU).
The CSU leader has so far consistently avoided making any comments about the behavior of his coalition partner, who repeatedly insists on “politics with common sense” on Twitter.
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Söder also remained largely silent about the so-called leaflet affair, which Aiwanger made national headlines last autumn.
At that time, the Federal Chairman of the Free Voters was the focus of attention because of a leaflet that was found in his school bag when he was a 17-year-old student.
Content of the letter: primitive and clear anti-Semitic incitement.
Söder left Aiwanger in office.
The reasoning at the time: Everyone had committed youthful sins.
Aiwanger saw the publication of the leaflet as part of a “smear campaign” to weaken the Free Voters.
Despite ridicule and insinuations: Aiwanger's party is growing
The fact that Aiwanger's statements and his past have no impact on his party was shown in the state elections in Bavaria in October 2023.
The Free Voters came to 15.8 percent.
Despite the leaflet affair and X-complaints, the faction under Aiwanger increased from around twelve percent (2018) to almost 16 percent last year.
(bg)