The late effects of the coronavirus pandemic are still being felt: the Free Voters in Saxony and the AfD are calling for a review of the political decisions made during this time. "After the closure of kindergartens and schools was subsequently declared a mistake, it is now also clear that further measures were not absolutely necessary during the coronavirus crisis. Such wrong decisions must not be repeated. We have to learn from this and that is why we need to take a proactive approach to dealing with what happened," explained FW head Thomas Weidinger on Monday.
Weidinger cited the lack of communication as an example of mistakes made during the pandemic. Critics of compulsory vaccination had been denigrated as science deniers or pandemic drivers. "The entire communication with the population and the way critics and skeptics were dealt with was a complete disaster. This way of addressing people also continues to have an impact to this day due to a lack of trust in politics. We therefore call on the federal and state governments in Germany to apologize to the population."
