Either option—electing judges with a simple majority or eliminating the plenary vote altogether—would open the door for abortion liberalization and experimenting with AfD bans.
Despite being the second-largest party, AfD is denied its rightful parliamentary room as SPD retains privileges, raising concerns of political discrimination.
“The principle of state neutrality requires that the government not use taxpayer money to finance a political front that influences public opinion in favor of a political party,” the AfD said.
To justify the undemocratic move, the CDU invoked AfD’s recent “far-right extremist classification,” conveniently forgetting that it has since been suspended.
