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German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 17, 2026

The effort to ‘AfD-proof’ Saxony-Anhalt is only the latest in a series of measures taken over recent months and years to weaken and marginalise the populists.

German Federal President: “A Party Ban Is the Ultima Ratio of Defensive Democracy”

Christina Holmgren-Larson November 9, 2025

In a speech on Sunday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier alluded to bans on “extremist” political parties, clearly indicating the AfD without ever mentioning the party.

When Democracy Turns Against Voters: The Fatal Difference Between 1952 and Today

Sabine Beppler-Spahl September 25, 2025

Today’s attempts to ban AfD represent something unprecedented: a governing elite attempting to eliminate its primary opposition to preserve its own power.

Tag: defensive democracy

German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

German Federal President: “A Party Ban Is the Ultima Ratio of Defensive Democracy”

When Democracy Turns Against Voters: The Fatal Difference Between 1952 and Today

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