“Traffic lights bear part of the blame”
Bosbach believes the AfD ban is wrong
January 16, 2024, 10:45 p.m
In order to fight the AfD in the East, the CDU is sending its defensive domestic politician Bosbach into the election campaign ring. He warns the traffic light about a ban on the right-wing party. Nothing better could happen to the AfD.
In the debate about how to deal with the AfD, CDU domestic politician Wolfgang Bosbach speaks out against banning the party. In the evening on the “RTL Direkt” program, Bosbach said: “I’m against it. Nothing better can happen to the AfD. A ban on the AfD would keep the party in the headlines day after day.”
Bosbach, whom the CDU wants to use for the election campaigns in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg, called for a direct confrontation with the far-right party: “If you want to fight the AfD, you have to make sure that we take away people’s motives Desperation is making its mark on the AfD. And the traffic lights are not solely to blame. But they are responsible for a large part of the blame.”
Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder also opposed an attempt to ban the AfD as a party. “We have more and more evidence that the AfD is unconstitutional,” said the CSU politician, according to “Welt”. However, he rejected a party ban because it posed too many risks.
Merz: Faeser would have to propose a ban on the AfD
Union faction leader Friedrich Merz was also cautious. It is initially the task of the executive branch to make decisions about a possible ban procedure. “That is a matter for the Federal Minister of the Interior, if necessary the Cabinet, the Chancellor,” said Merz. “Until concrete proposals are on the table, I will not make any further statements publicly,” said Merz.
Against the background of high AfD poll numbers, Merz took particular responsibility for the traffic lights. The government acts against the will of the majority of the people in practically all policy areas. “We have a federal government that no longer even comes close to reflecting the will of the majority of the population of the Federal Republic of Germany in any area of politics,” said the CDU chairman before a meeting of the Union parliamentary group in Berlin. “This is not without consequences. This is one of the reasons for the massive loss of trust that the federal government is now having to accept,” said Merz.