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At a meeting of the AfD Falkensee, a member of parliament talks about his government plans.
He wants to abolish the party system – the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is investigating.
Potsdam – The AfD has been caught up in the next scandal.
At a “citizens’ get-together” of the AfD Falkensee local branch on January 18th in Potsdam, AfD state parliament member Lars Hünich revealed what the party was aiming for with possible government responsibility.
Hünich's speech was filmed by
ZDF
-Ländespiegel and caused outrage nationwide.
Regional problems were of secondary importance at the meeting.
Topics at the meeting were primarily of a federal political nature.
In addition to a lot of criticism of the traffic light coalition, Hünich also criticized the current asylum policy: “If we have government responsibility tomorrow, then a large proportion of those who are here will have to go back home.” Only recently did the AfD's demands for people with a migration background from Germany cause concern to deport, sparking nationwide outrage and protests.
But that's not enough.
Hünich also called for the abolition of the party system.
“If we are in government tomorrow, then we have to abolish this party state,” said Hünich at the meeting.
AfD meeting in Brandenburg calls on the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
“We don’t need parties that are paid by the state that they are supposed to control and direct,” continued Hünich.
Applause sounds from the audience.
But other actors became aware of Hünich's words - the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Brandenburg.
“We have already secured the
ZDF
video.
It was included in the assessment of the AfD's classification.
Because we assessed what Mr. Hünich said as a violation of the constitution: the abolition of the party state,” said the head of the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Jörg Müller, according to
Bild
information.
Lars Hünich (M.) together with AfD right winger Björn Höcke (L.) at a campaign event.
In a speech, Hünich called for the abolition of the German party system.
(Archive image) © Olaf Selchow/IMAGO
So far, the AfD represents “only” a right-wing extremist suspected case in Brandenburg. When asked by
IPPEN.MEDIA
, a press spokesman for the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution said that the calls for the abolition of the party system should be seen as “a clear attack on the free democratic basic order”.
According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, parties in Germany are protected by the Basic Law and are part of the people's decision-making process.
The aim of the AfD is to “determine the discourse and push the boundaries of what can be said,” said press spokesman Andreas Carl.
At the same time, she is trying to “connect with the general criticism of the federal government”.
There have also already been calls for the abolition of the party state.
“This already existed in the Weimar Republic,” said the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
SPD accuses AfD of plans for a “non-democratic state”.
According to the Länderspiegel, the AfD has a good chance of emerging as the strongest force in the elections in Brandenburg.
Maybe that's why AfD politician Lena Kotré is trying to downplay Hünich's statements.
The Brandenburg state parliament member argues that, according to Wikipedia, politicians in a party state would only vote on what has already been decided in parliament, reports
Bild
.
In Kotré's opinion, Hünich is “for more democracy”.
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SPD politician Andreas Noack strongly contradicts Kotré.
“They want a different, non-democratic state,” says Noack.
According to Noack, the AfD “no longer wants” other parties.
Without this, the AfD would no longer have to expect opposition.
When asked, Michael Stübgen, Interior Minister of Brandenburg, said that parliamentary democracy had already been abolished with the “fighting term party state”.
“That was 1933 and what followed was a dictatorship of terror.
To put it in the words of the AfD chair: With such demands, the AfD shows one thing very clearly: this party hates democracy.”
(nhi)