AfD youth founds state association - protests in Chemnitz
The AfD youth organization Generation Deutschland has now also founded a state association in Saxony. It is headed by a city councillor from Bautzen.
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The AfD youth organization Generation Deutschland has now also founded a state association in Saxony. It is headed by a city councillor from Bautzen.
The AfD in the Saxon state parliament continues to refrain from consultations with the government, but is not holding back with its demands. The focus is on migration and reducing bureaucracy.
The AfD feels unfairly treated by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and speaks of "arbitrary" assessments. The Saxon Ministry of the Interior refers to the previous procedure.
Saxony's Minister President calls for the causes of the AfD's rise to be addressed. Why he believes that firewalls alone are not enough.
The AfD sends a delegation to a conference in Sochi. The CDU and CSU accuse the party of being close to the Kremlin and anti-democratic.
"It wouldn't be the first time in German history that a wall has been torn down from Saxony," say conservative Christian Democrats, looking at the firewall to the AfD.
On Sunday and Monday, the CDU leadership wants to prepare for next year's state elections at a closed meeting. One key issue revolves around the AfD.
The CDU has repeatedly argued about the "firewall" to the AfD - it flared up again at the beginning of the week. Now CDU politicians from three federal states are following suit.
Proschwitz Castle near Meissen is known for its vineyards and culture. Footage of the estate has now appeared in an advertisement for the AfD. The owners of the castle are fighting back.
The AfD in Saxony is considered a proven right-wing extremist organization. The reliability of party-affiliated gun owners is now being investigated.
Rhineland-Palatinate had made headlines: AfD members were to be barred from entering the civil service in future. However, this is not quite the case - not even elsewhere in Germany.
Civil servants are expected to be loyal to the constitution. Is this compatible with AfD membership? Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate deal with the issue differently.