The Free Voters (FW) in Saxony reject firewalls against political opponents such as the AfD. This was their reaction on Sunday to a resolution passed the day before by the federal party conference in Bitburg, which provides for a ban on cooperation with the AfD. They have taken note of this decision, but do not support it, explained the head of the FW in Saxony, Thomas Weidinger. At the same time, he does not believe the decision will have any major impact on his party in Saxony.
"The Free Voters in the municipalities are independent of any political party and are therefore not affected by this decision anyway. They have successfully proven for some time that the so-called firewall is not helpful when it comes to solving specific factual problems," emphasized Weidinger. The state association of independent voters wanted to "establish this proven approach to factual politics at state level".
"We have not had good experiences with building walls in Germany. The AfD voters we want to win back for the middle class would also disappear behind a firewall. Our aim is to return the word 'people's representative' to its true purpose, namely to make policy in the interests of the people," argued the FW leader. It should not matter which political party submits motions to the Saxon state parliament. "Our election manifesto rightly emphasizes that a good idea remains a good idea, regardless of who it comes from."
