Pellmann answers most of the questions posed by citizens in the Bundestag

Left Party politician Sören Pellmann remains the “most frequently questioned” Saxon member of the Bundestag. According to the independent dialogue portal Abgeordnetenwatch, he received 67 questions—the most of any member of the Bundestag from the Free State of Saxony—and answered every one of them. In second place is Jens Lehmann (CDU), who also answered all 39 questions he received. Behind him is Paula Piechotta of the Greens with 29 answers and a 100 percent response rate as well. All three are from Leipzig.

AfD Members of Parliament Tend to Remain Silent

Tino Chrupalla (AfD) once again took last place, according to the report. The AfD’s federal spokesperson has not answered a single question since entering the Bundestag in 2017. Ahead of him in 29th place is Maximilian Krah (AfD), who also remains silent.

Since 2004, citizens have been able to ask questions of members of the Bundestag, state parliaments, and the European Parliament via Abgeordnetenwatch. This time, the survey covered the period from the Bundestag’s constituent session on March 25, 2025, through June 29 of this year. A total of 361 questions were submitted to Saxon lawmakers, and 284 were answered. Eleven of the 30 lawmakers did not respond, according to the report. Ten of them belong to the AfD. Sixteen lawmakers answered 90 to 100 percent of the questions—earning them an “excellent” rating.

“Those who are elected owe citizens answers”

“Anyone who is elected owes the citizens answers, not silence,” emphasized Louiza Charalambous of the Abgeordnetenwatch platform management. Right now, she said, they are experiencing an enormous flood of questions due to the federal government’s reform package. “This shows that people want to understand why politicians make the decisions they do. Anyone who ignores these questions because they’re work or inconvenient is recklessly squandering trust.”