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Scandal in the state parliament: swastika discovered on a secret ballot!
The state parliament in Baden-Württemberg shakes: swastika discovered on a secret ballot. AfD rejects allegations.
Scandal in the state parliament: swastika discovered on a secret ballot!
A scandalous incident causes a sensation in the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg: a ballot that was used in a secret tuning was smeared with a swastika. This reported Landtag President Muhterem Aras (Greens) in the plenary in Stuttgart and described the incident as disgusting and legally questionable. The use of anti -constitutional signs is illegal in Germany and such acts have no place in a democratic organ like the state parliament. Aras emphasized that this was a shame for the parliament and that the incident violates the reputation of the institution.
The vote in which this scandalous ballot has appeared served to choose AfD representatives for the Oberrheinrat. Despite the attempt by the AfD to move into this committee, the party failed again. The Upper Rhine Council, the representative from the Alsace, North and South Baden, South Palatinate and Northwestern Switzerland, had not given the AfD the opportunity to bring its suggestions to the Courtision Center for Political Education in the past. This choice was carried out openly, but the selection in the Upper Rhine Council was secreted secretly at the request of the AfD.
Reactions and allegations
In response to the incident, the AfD MP Miguel Klauß rejected any connection of his party to the smeared ballot. He spoke of an attempt to push the AfD into the shoes and accused Aras to want to harm the party with her statement. Klauss confirmed that the party was in no way connected to the disturbing incident.
It remains to be seen how the state parliament president will proceed with the incident. Let's see whether possible pressure on the AfD leads to further examinations due to this rectality. Germany is not new territory when it comes to such scandalous incidents. According to reports from the international context, the AfD has repeatedly come into focus, especially through its contacts to Moscow, which were summarized in a document report ([SPIEGEL] (https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-secret-messages-document-Moscow-contacts -with-Staffer-of-Far-Right-AfD-A-0040E526-4F22-8BC1-6772BC2D840A? NLID = SPIEGEL-International-21-00)).
It remains questionable how things will continue in the political landscape and whether such incidents remain the order of the day. But it is definitely that the incident throws a shocking light on the state of political culture in Germany for both the citizens and the institutions.