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What is the 'political firewall' against Germany's AfD?
Centrist leaders say the policy protects democracy, while critics argue it can exclude a party backed by about 40% of voters in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Armin Laschet defends at Caren Miosga that the CDU does not coal with the AfD. A political scientist sees the "firewall itself as a danger – and proposes a new way of governing.
·Munich, Germany
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According to law professor Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, a firewall must not infringe upon the constitutional rights of political parties. Fundamentally, the firewall is a purely political issue, the constitutional law expert told the "Tagesspiegel." However, it becomes a legal question when a firewall curtails constitutional rights, such as the right of parliamentary groups in the Bundestag to be represented in its committees in a manner that reflec…
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