During a heated debate, a large majority of the Brandenburg state parliament spoke out in favor of democracy and the multi-party system. "This democracy is damn exhausting, it is sometimes annoying, but it is necessary," said State Chancellor Kathrin Schneider (SPD) on Thursday in the state parliament in Potsdam. "We are struggling to find solutions in discussions and debates." Several parties ensured a broad range of opinions.
The AfD had requested the topical hour under the motto "Democracy instead of the party state" and criticized that the other parties were dividing up positions from various institutions among themselves. Schneider accused the AfD of ultimately wanting to abolish democracy.
The AfD accused some of the other parties of felting and corruption. It considers party funding, from which the AfD also benefits, to be too lavish. "We are talking about a party state that has become party rule," said AfD parliamentary group leader Hans-Christoph Berndt. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified the AfD Brandenburg as a suspected right-wing extremist party in 2020. Berndt is considered a proven right-wing extremist by the Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution. He rejected this as "insubstantial accusations".
