German parliament debates banning AfD party ahead of elections | DW News

The German parliament has been discussing proposals to prohibit the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Germany's domestic intelligence agency is monitoring the AfD due to concerns that it may pose a threat to democracy. While some factions within the party have been officially designated as far-right extremist, the AfD is expected to perform well in next month’s national elections. Opinion polls suggest it could emerge as the second-largest party in parliament. However, other parties have stated they will not enter a coalition with the AfD to form a government.
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[@puppet1-170]

"Would banning the lead opposition party serve democracy?" The fact that this is even a question is insane. The issues that lead people to vote AfD aren't going to disappear by banning it.

[@Shaddarhim]

Only education can do that.

[@Peroriperora]

@@Shaddarhim hahaha. Says who? You? Ok pack your bags.

[@Shaddarhim]

@@Peroriperora hit dogs bark. As we say in Germany.

[@happymelon7129]

Correct , How it is a democracy when U cannot accept other to have different "opinion" ?

[@geoffreyallenperdue]

That’s leftist mentality for you. And EXACTLY why this party is gaining traction- and has been.

[@evangpramono5943]

Ban a political party is against democracy right?

[@TharinduD88]

Yes, if a country is outside western power circle.

[@simonh.7193]

it‘s not … if the party is unconstitutional, it is necessary and the duty of democracy to ban it

[@discoveringthegardenofeden7882]

@@simonh.7193 But if a qualified majority can change the constitution, how can any party be unconstitutional?

[@alexapo8975]

@@discoveringthegardenofeden7882 Because the constitution which is in place right now is supreme

[@user-se9uk2py5k]

@@simonh.7193and who decides??? You?? Great democrat 😂😂

[@kingericson490]

this is the equivalent of flipping the monopoly board because you are losing

[@AdHernandez]

nope, when your rival is winning because they are cheating, that's more similar to the current situation.

[@jaytaylor629]

​@AdHernandez How are they cheating? People are fed up of weak German leadership.

[@nosveros]

One Party wants to flip the rules, to rule them all

[@AdHernandez]

@@nosveros No, they are getting rid of those who want to use democracy to gain power and then sell germany to their russian boss.

[@shroudturin]

@@AdHernandez ok...but the games have not even started yet 😅

[@docjoei2224]

so Germany is giving up on democracy?

[@stopcensorship7705]

Nope, just US meddling 😂

[@tamoc2354]

self claimed, always self claimed, not the real one.

[@gamerboyx8243]

They're protecting democracy Sorry there is way too much evidence to justify a ban

[@itzdave1249]

@stopcensorship7705 Trump and Musk support AfD. Maybe under Biden it would have been, but now definitely not.

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

the EU is slowly becoming the next Soviet Union

[@Dominic-s9q]

They cannot beat the AFD at the poll so they want to ban it. What a Democracy 😂

[@Aphanvahrius]

NSDAP also won democratic elections 🙄

[@JT-yz4rj]

They tried to do that to us Republicans last year. Now we control every part of our government and are taking out the trash. As an American I sincerely hope the Germans put AfD in power.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

Who won the November 1933 electon? Would banning the winning party have preserved democracy?

[@JT-yz4rj]

@@Thor.Jorgensen I believe parliament banned ‘that’ party once in ~1925 and also banned their newspaper, their ‘leader’ (also put him in Landsberg prison) and any of ‘their’ public gatherings. It turned out to only make them stronger.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

@ You'd believe wrong. The party members, who were also members of the Sturmabteilung, were arrested following the 1923 attempted coup. The party itself was never banned or prevented from participating in the election. The Sturmabteilung, the paramilitary wing of the party was banned for a short period and then again permitted. The party itself was untouched.

[@AristotlesRevolution]

You can vote but only for those we allow you to vote for

[@dhtran681]

NSDAP was democratically elected in 1933.

[@DM_Laf]

Democracy is the most abused word in modern history, democracy today is just an illusion! Our rulers want us to believe that we live in democracy, but all we have from democracy today is that you can say whatever you want and you have the right to vote. But nobody listens to you and politicians do however they want anyway because they don't work in our interests, they work for large lobbies and corporations! The politicians are only marionettes representing large lobbies and in return they get rich and powerful. Democracy exists only in that menor as long as it's not a threat to our rulers!

[@Mast3rHand989]

The German constitution speaks in those terms, so yes, it’s just like that 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@shroudturin]

"managed democracy" Super Earth

[@VasikoUkrainian-vq6nm]

If someone works for bloody ruSSians money against their own country it's normal???

[@pragueexpat5106]

If you ban your rival from competing, can you really call it a competition?..

[@GN1995_3]

if the rival is FAR RIGHT in germany I think they have a point. FAFO is not always a good way to go about things

[@dhtran681]

NSDAP was elected in 1933. It was a very fair and very democratic election.

[@Nikoolayy1]

@@GN1995_3 What about far left parties?

[@χσχσ-ν3χ]

​@GN1995liberal scared 🐕_3

[@Supertramp21r]

​@@GN1995_3thr fascist yelling about the far-right. Interesting how sick you the Germans became lately. First Romania and now Germoneystan...welcome to democracy where you vote only what you're allowed like în Moskov!

[@DamonSiriyos]

Managed Democracy: We will make sure you can only vote for the correct political party.

[@Esteban-qp2cf]

All hail super earth

[@icsos]

Freedom Forever!

[@jotten8587]

same as your managed capitalist economy, if someone makes something better/cheaper trump bans it or places tarifs on the country

[@happymelon7129]

Correct , How it is a democracy when U cannot accept other to have different "opinion" ?

[@jotten8587]

Same as the managed "capitalist" economy from the us, that bans/places tarifs in goods that are made cheaper/better in other places than in the usa.

[@Akeem_768]

How is this Democratic???

[@VasikoUkrainian-vq6nm]

If someone work on bloody ruSSians money against their own country it's normal???

[@VasikoUkrainian-vq6nm]

If someone works for bloody ruSSians money against their own country it's normal???

[@ext4sy.r1der27]

Have you ever heard about the "paradox of tolerance"?

[@Porter9992]

@@ext4sy.r1der27 When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty. When you're at the wall about to be deleted along side with your family members, will you still be as smug as you are right now?

[@spe3dy744]

​@@Porter9992What, when the afd gets elected lol?

[@danabell2709]

The problem of course is that banning the party doesn't ban the 25-30% of the voters that are leaning toward them. The AfD is a symptom of a bigger problem. Until they fix migration, dissatisfaction will continue to grow and in a democracy, that cannot be ignored forever.

[@theleftway-h7k]

Literally my thoughts. I think people like Trump are partially the fault of the left, who are hiding their head in the sand and won't listen to the other side.

[@stopcensorship7705]

Inflation is the problem in Europe, fix that, everyone happy. High inflation= no jobs available, Low fertility rates= No growth possible

[@wilhelm4321]

The Afd is nowhere near 30%

[@stopcensorship7705]

Inflation is the problem in Europe, fix that and everyone is happy. High inflation= no jobs available, Low fertility rates= No growth possible

[@maxschreck4095]

How do we "fix" migration? They are just going to demand stricter and stricter measures, regardless of EU law.

[@willys2747]

Why is anti-illegal immigration always labeled by liberals as far right?

[@simplekamii]

It’s not liberals labeling it far right, you silly American. It’s the elitists you worship. Divide and conquer, simple as that, just keeping you distracted and destroying countries while they take up all the wealth.

[@Tartarzarzar]

Because it's not targeting illegal immigration. It's targeting people who have already settled, speak the language, and even have citizenships. It targets people who come from different ethnicities and try to infringe on individuals' constitutional rights and treat them as second class citizens. If people truly want to revert back to tribalism, say goodbye to EU and the entire Western culture. Eventually, it will serve foreign interests mych more than locals.

[@KINGUKaiser]

Banning political opposition parties in Germany...reminds me of 1930's German history.

[@stopcensorship7705]

Except you weren't possibly alive to witness that and type on a smartphone in 2025. In English 😂

[@jasonfuchs4304]

​@stopcensorship7705???? Did you not understand his response? Cellphones??

[@gamerboyx8243]

Yes and the AfD reminds me of a man with a really funny moustache from 1930s

[@KINGUKaiser]

@@gamerboyx8243 yeah sure, w/ their lesbian leader who is in a relationship w/ an Asian woman...the resemblance is uncanny.

[@TheStudio-div]

​@stopcensorship7705there is something called historic records and people who alive at that time past the information.

[@Starsetter90]

While not a fan of the AFD banning political parties because you don’t like them doesn’t sit well with me personally

[@stopcensorship7705]

Think of it as taxpayer discount. 😂 works for me

[@wilhelm4321]

The Afd is currently under surveillance and courts have found that some it's members have used banned language repeatedly. This is not a question of preference

[@Jennyeq]

They wont necessarily be banned - It will only happen if enough people support them that they become a genuine risk to the status quo.

[@Porter9992]

@stopcensorship7705 Soon the West will be free. Native Europeans have a right to defend our land, our people, our cultures and our future. The patriotic pan-European resistance movement cannot be stopped..

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

"Because you don't like them" is a misrepresentation. Who won the November 1933 election? Would banning the winning party have preserved democracy?

[@adventurenosara]

Banning a party from being a part of elections, yeah that sounds democratic.... Ughhh

[@Tompsie]

What if the party being banned is one which wants to end democracy?

[@hanbyeol12]

it's not like they haven't done this before the first part they've banned in the post-war period was the KPD (communist party of germany)

[@wilhelm4321]

How so? Most Germans are in favor of banning Afd

[@sonu72049]

Didnt watch the video did you, or you didnt watch the problematic themes of AFD

[@sergiorolando_]

@@sonu72049 her arguments are all assumptions

[@simonb8078]

"theyre taking our voters, ban them!!" 😂😂 not corrupt at all

[@jotten8587]

but americans wont say anything when trump tarifs china because they make cheaper electric cars, or better ia, etc... double standards

[@gamerboyx8243]

*our fascist voters

[@teaser6089]

@@jotten8587 That is not even close in being the same thing. The American people have no obligation to server the Chinese people. The American government has it's first duty to further the interests of the American people which includes protecting American industry against unfair government subsidized, government owned Chinese industry

[@kugul1683]

1. That's not the reason anyone would ban them, it's because the party in many ways fundamentally oppose the German consitution 2. Tell me you don't know what corruption is without telling me you don't know what corruption is

[@Porter9992]

@kugul1683 Soon the West will be free. Native Europeans have a right to defend our land, our people, our cultures and our future. The patriotic pan-European resistance movement cannot be stopped!

[@josbertoromero2927]

Germans can vote for whoever they want, once the candidate is from the left or extreme left,

[@תומרלייזגולד]

Democracies should be tolerant for anyone accept people who are intolerant, so they don't pave the way to their own end. Also the CDU is a perfectly right wing party, just not the kind that sells out to Russia.

[@shamusson]

​@@תומרלייזגולד the CDU is NOT right wing

[@תומרלייזגולד]

@shamusson According to whom?

[@shamusson]

@תומרלייזגולד .According to me

[@MarkJohnson-zy4fd]

A ban would guarantee violent unrest.

[@Lightbreaker8]

That's the first thing I thought, it would create a civil war. How could they be so dumb? Or maybe that's what they want, they would rather burn the house down then loose to Libertarian Conservatives.

[@ZipDub67]

No it won't.

[@LucaShutz]

Yes, against far right hateful and misguided folks.

[@Ghreinos]

@@LucaShutz You guys are misguided

[@HerrKommandant1161]

@@LucaShutz 🤡

[@user-Markk81]

Being even discussed is absolutely crazy.

[@mx3552]

they put ss bolts on their poster bud, you are brainwashed

[@kremlkritiker2158]

​@@mx3552 show me proof

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

so basically, in order to save democracy they want to destroy it......

[@lukazupie7220]

⁠@@mx3552 google doesn’t find anything but one photo on reddit, was it even real? Or am i just bad at googling😀 did German media report about it?

[@alexandresavard2092]

@@kremlkritiker2158 Look it up. look up AFD poster bolts plane. Cant link anything here, and messages keep getting deleted. How is your message the highlighted one? There is something fishy going on

[@0515rnein]

Elections like in Russia. Prevent people from electing unwanted persons and parties

[@stopcensorship7705]

That is a W for Russia at the moment. Navalny was a racist US puppet.

[@StormCrow1144]

Valid point!

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

So, Russia is bad? The country AfD wants to cooperate with?

[@Kzolto]

Exactly what AfD will do once in charge

[@keithlittlebury2986]

Just like UK. 'Theyre going to vote for Reform! Lets cancel the local elections 😰'

[@gamerboyx8243]

Reform are not extremists like the AfD There is a world of difference between these 2 And by the way, only 10 million won't vote so it's not a big deal

[@Shrutitheblitz]

😢

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@@gamerboyx8243the AFD are like the Tories actually CDU sister party CSU is identical

[@gamerboyx8243]

@TheMagicJIZZ Can you please tell me the last time the Tories had in their agenda to "remigrate" British citizens or foreigners who already have legal status for the heinous crime of "not being yt"? Never so do not compare racist extremists to a centre-right partyin the UK

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

@gamerboyx8243 we did it to shamina begun lmao didnt we? She was born in UK and because she's got immigrant parents from Bangladesh she has Bangladeshi citizenship If you think deporting people from 2015 can't be done you haven't got enough imagination

[@debelehailu5448]

Baning by itself is undemocratic and ignoring the voters voice.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

So, was the November 1933 election results a good thing? Or, in retrospect, should a certain party have been banned?

[@bannedaccount540]

AFD is going to win because of stuff like this

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

the fact that its being discussed openly means the establishment is in panic mode

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

@@knossostellel-amarna8502 The establishment? So you mean all the other parties? What was the result of the November 1933 election? Was it possible to run elections after that? And would banning a certain party have saved democracy?

[@gikasmith5511]

If this despicable proposal goes through and the party is indeed banned, it will mean German democracy is dead

[@onelittleanarchist]

rubbish

[@trumpforever6706]

@@onelittleanarchist Not so much. It is too easy to ban a party if it expresses a position that is uncomfortable for the current government. Any party expresses the opinion of a part of the people, so banning that party would be equivalent to saying that a part of the people is not worthy of expressing its vote, that is, it would be a false democracy. And it is not even necessary to ban an inconvenient party, sometimes it is enough to accuse it of being influenced by foreign influences to try to put it out of the game. In the USA, however, it did not work in the last elections.

[@kugul1683]

There's nothing despicable about banning a party which is officially opposed to the freedoms and liberties enshrined in the German constitution

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@kugul1683constitutions can be changed By definition

[@endloesung_der_braunen_frage]

​@TheMagicJIZZ Certain based parts can't actually. You know because of German History.

[@nash797]

😂 can’t take on ☪️ and instead taking on the only party who’s doing it

[@stopcensorship7705]

Neither americans can,.. *afghanistan* .. cough cough

[@gamerboyx8243]

That party wants to deport anyone including German citizens who are not yt, not just people from that specific religion

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

find it really weird that the media in Europe never calls islmist far right, they are THE definition of far right extremism

[@nash797]

@stopcensorship7705😂 comparing an entire country to ☪️ now? Standing ovation for this

[@Questheim]

@stopcensorship7705 yes, first hide in tunnels, then the opponent comes and rules and then gets bored after some decades and leaves, and then you come out of tunnels and claim "victory".

[@ManimaL.75]

So.. you can vote for whomever you like, so long as I approve them first? Is that what’s being said?

[@editorrbr2107]

Like the CCP

[@gamerboyx8243]

You do know that AfD are extremists, right? There is proof of that

[@hoppes979]

Germany going Iran way. Iran is also a democracy, but the candidates have to be approved by guardian council

[@gordieparenteau6555]

The paradox of democracy.

[@JerkandDork]

It's not a paradox. It just simply isn't democracy.

[@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044]

Just say you don't like the concept of democratic elections

[@meliteletemp9137]

Lol, that call democracy?

[@danbernstein4694]

The Greens are just as extreme on the left. Are they being banned as well?

[@hanbyeol12]

the KPD got banned decades ago, but i don't see you saying anything about that

[@danbernstein4694]

@@hanbyeol12 dont forget "LSMFT" was banned as well

[@JRPetruk]

The lady reporter is a Green. That's her specialty with DW.

[@themarxologist]

it is absolutely not

[@TrevHutt]

How are the greens extreme?

[@leegregory5617]

Democracy is about allowing the people to choose. If you stop the people from being allowed to choose, it is YOU who are the threat to democracy, not the party that they might choose.

[@jayhunsel7359]

Eliminating political parties because you don't like there positions to save democracy... I guess I don't know what democracy means. Didn't some dude in the 1930s eliminate the parties HE didn't agree with? Had a funny little mustache?? I forget dudes name.

[@donorTrumpet]

Stalin

[@jotten8587]

but americans wont say anything when trump tarifs china because they make cheaper electric cars, or better ia, etc... double standards

[@shroudturin]

@@jotten8587 LOL, is tariffs and banning the opponent the same thing?

[@RemmahPlays]

As a fellow Dutch neighbor, please vote for AFD and save our countries. For gods sake develop your brain. Is the moment you wake up only when something happens to your mother or sister? Or when only you get problems paying for energy?

[@iska788]

Of course not, are you crazy? Why is it so hard to live with a right wing party? If the establishment turned so much to the left, it is obvious that there will be a right wing alternative.

[@gamerboyx8243]

They're not right-wing but far-right extremists just like a very specific funny moustache man from 1930s

[@iska788]

@ It’s intellectually lazy to compare everything to the third reich. They are not the same for so many reasons such as having supporters who are themselves immigrants or their descendants and having a candidate who has an open lesbian. Is democracy in Germany so weak that we can’t live with a party that is not part of the established left-leaning worldview on immigration ?

[@Robert-cu9bm]

​@@gamerboyx8243 So what?... Use your words to convince people to vote for you instead. Democracy is about giving a choice to the people not people in power not wanting to lose

[@kremlkritiker2158]

​@@gamerboyx8243Not they arent comparable to that party the AFD stands for direct democracy

[@iska788]

@ no they’re really not. Just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you need to compare them to the third reich. That’s kind of disrespectful to the victims of the second world war and the holocaust. Why is it so hard for some Germans to understand that a right wing party is part of the political spectrum?

[@JustMe-pb9ep]

how convenient for the losing regime to ban the winning party! 😂😂😂

[@mx3552]

they put ss bolts on their poster

[@g.peirano]

Remember, if the media is on your side...you are NOT the alternative...

[@ThànhHoàngNgọc-w8r]

banning political parties is pose a threat to democracy

[@antibodieswane-tcellsreign1357]

Yeah but the problem is fascism also poses a threat to democracy so it’s kind of a lose lose situation

[@gordieparenteau6555]

​@@antibodieswane-tcellsreign1357 Maybe that was the AfD's plan all along? To force the hand of the German political establishment to do exactly this, thereby casting doubt across the entire system.

[@SyedWadud-j2c]

@@antibodieswane-tcellsreign1357 Aren`t Leftists Fascist?

[@Deuter666]

@@antibodieswane-tcellsreign1357 You are fascist

[@runajain5773]

​@@antibodieswane-tcellsreign1357right how they gonna change constitution they are raise people issue

[@robertpena6909]

“AFD could win second place ,let’s ban them” , i’m sure banning and oppressing a party and labeling the people as extremist will surely fix everything in germany😂😂

[@ragas2845]

Who might win the first place? CDU?

[@mr.sombra8257]

Don't do it, you may regret it, Germany....

[@Offllife]

DW dreams....

[@Megabimol]

How democratic

[@PrivateInformation-h3w]

Has Germany ever heard of the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights? (Germany is a party to the treaty) What does EU LAW (which has primacy over national constitutions) opine?

[@Midg-td3ty]

This primacy depends on the good will of the national states. Factually they can do what they want and there is nothing the EU can do. They do not have any mechanism in place to force their laws they are 100% dependent on the countries voluntarily obeying them. The countries can say NO and do anything they want.

[@PrivateInformation-h3w]

@Midg-td3ty EU Member states are not penalized for failing to implement EU Regulations?

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

@@Midg-td3tyThat’s nonsense, there are a variety of sanctions that the EU can impose on Member States which intentionally violate community law. As we have seen with Poland and Hungary…

[@Midg-td3ty]

@ Hungary lost some of the money they get from EU. They are still a net benefitiary.. They are penalized but the penalties are largely symbolic. Poland and Hungary still get more from the EU than they pay. I think you guys overestimate the power the EU has. A nationstate can easily stand up to it.

[@NiciRichter1]

Banning a party will not stop people. The situation is far more complex and the reasons why they have grown has to be addressed.

[@williamthomas5788]

Let's see: what previous regime in Germany banned political parties? Hmmm.

[@gamerboyx8243]

It's the one that's identical to the AfD😂

[@knossostellel-amarna8502]

@@gamerboyx8243 afd is a libertarian conservative party, you are talking about the national socialist people's workers party(leftist)

[@xxxleecher]

@@knossostellel-amarna8502 they surely were not leftists

[@antonengelhardt3163]

They banned all poltical parties

[@AureusApps]

Banning a party is the most undemocratic thing IMO. In Sri Lanka we have banned a political party for organizing violent insurrections against the government. But sometime from then the ban was lifted. Banning a political party near an election because of someones personal political opinion is the most undemocratic thing.

[@Commander_Chopper]

It's by no means "someones personal political opinion". The vast majority of the citizens agree that the AfD is extremist. There have been nationwide protests by millions of people over this, it's been a long time coming. Additionally all that parliament deliberates is asking the constitutional court to review the AfDs constitutionality. The decision whether to ban the party is not made by parliament but by the court, so it's a judicial decision, not a political one.

[@raja4521]

​@@Commander_Chopperif vast majority was against AfD then why do you afraid they would come to power or have influence in parliament?? You are wrong or uninformed because more and more Germans are accepting towards AfD, that's why everyone fear, holding protest and wanted to ban it

[@Ghreinos]

@@raja4521 Because it's only the media which frames it this way. In fact, the majority of the country is in favor of the migration policy of the AfD. The media is mostly controlled by leftists and greens and they get paid by everyone.

[@BikramKonwar-v7l]

​@@Commander_ChopperIf vast majority does not support then why should you be worried with elections

[@swatichatterjee1513]

​@Commander_Chopper then I guess this 'vast majority' forgot to vote in the last elections. This kind of witch hunt happened in US and look at the election results.

[@bianshij8280]

Does German government dare to call themself democratic now?

[@endloesung_der_braunen_frage]

Because it is.

[@jacksonuche7428]

Simply put: They are afraid of losing 😂😂😂. Allow the people to vote against them and they will know they lost. Trump 2.0 is about to happen in Germany. Use government power to stop your opposition and then it backfires

[@BslmUSA]

What a joke of the democracy?

[@peterfmodel]

Let me see if I understand the question. Banning parliament debates by a legal political party which has the support of a significant number of Germans is supposed to assist democracy. Delusion seems to be the norm from the establishment and main stream media these days. Even Lenin would not believe this insanity, although he would be happy to ban other political parties.

[@xxxleecher]

@@peterfmodel what is legal will be decided by the court not you, the fact that they have supporters don't make them 'legal'

[@alkarinv1192]

I don't see what Lenin has to do with this because this is "democratic" liberals trying to ban the party. Leftists in Germany have similar political issue stances as the AfD

[@peterfmodel]

@@xxxleecher It should be noted that courts enforce laws created by the will of the people. If a court attempt to supress the will of the people we are moving into dangerous territory.

[@tylerklatt8427]

Banning a party isn’t very democratic.

[@Anton-tf9iw]

The banners are undemocratic.

[@Sophie-fe9ic]

Yes it may be democratic. That party is almost Putlers Party...

[@JSwift-jq3wn]

"To understand why democracy is the worst form of government all you need is a short conversation about politics with the average citizen." Winston Churchill 😅

[@duncandes1]

Dangerous parties are leftist. 😢

[@CharlieMcNugets]

I listened to Alice Wiedel speak this past week. Sure, she has some nutty ideas about Ukrtaine and Russia, but I didn't hear anything she said that came across as.anti-democracy. True democracy is all about making agreements with those you don't like. Neither side gets everything they want. Refusing to work with your opponents only shows how little you grasp democracy.Those seeking a ban are only interested in holding on to power. They have little or no interest in what the people really want. It is time for them to go.

[@stopcensorship7705]

BS, as if american right is making agreements with left 🤡

[@minniekay240]

And ignoring a topic (migration) that is contentious with the voters just because it aligns with the policies of the “far right” is undemocratic because it ignores the will of the people…

[@trumpforever6706]

@@minniekay240 With open borders, if suddenly a billion (one thousand million) immigrants, even illegal ones, were to arrive in Germany, I already know what your opinion would be or how it would change as quickly as a flash.

[@KitteridgeStudios]

Problem is that many other party heads (Björn Höcke, an open Neonazi) and regional subdivisions/organisations of the party are very extremist. Alice Weidel is not the problem (as far as reasons for banning the party are concerned).

[@rudymilan2495]

Going full Fascist and destroying democracy to save democracy 🤔 makes so much sense 😅😂

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

No parties were banned in the 1933 November election, and what was the result?

[@germandaddy907]

germany should stop lecturing other counties on democracy..total nonsense

[@randomracki9453]

You can not ban ideas that is the very definition of un democratic

[@hzlh2254]

yes you can

[@RobBrens]

Last I checked, Nazism was banned

[@RobertMollentze-r4w]

Any party that “undermines the democratic process” can be banned? Yet banning itself is undermining the democratic process. So any party who wishes to ban another should be banned by their own rules.

[@happymelon7129]

How it is a democracy when U cannot accept other to have different "opinion" ?

[@wilhelm4321]

Being fascism is not a legitimate opinion

[@alexapo8975]

Why are you completely disregarding the info in the video? Politicians (which would be the ones having a different opinion in your scenario) cannot outright ban the party, its the constitutional court that has to rule AfD as being unconstitutional for it to be banned , and something that is unconstitutional doesn't belong in the government, its common sense.

[@user-se9uk2py5k]

@@wilhelm4321 ahhh and being communist is acceptable? You decide you little tirant ?

[@user-se9uk2py5k]

@@wilhelm4321 and communism is acceptable right? You decide you little tyrant ?

[@user-se9uk2py5k]

@@wilhelm4321 and communism is acceptable right? You decide what is legitimate and what not, right?

[@marcillioficino4663]

AfD was endorsed by Trump and Elon Musk👍

[@Dmsfhg]

What a joke, so more than 20% voters do not matter😂

[@relaxedmuffin3666]

Pretty sure in German history there was a guy who banned his political opponents. He must have been a great guy if we are following in his footsteps today.

[@MOak-t7v]

The AFD certainly are following in his footsteps today.

[@18something]

"Far right" compared to the current far left. Maybe they are just the center left in reality.

[@stopcensorship7705]

Or maybe in Germany they have more than 2 ideologies, unlike all the muricans commenting here.

[@vangelissotiropoulos7365]

German democracy is an oxymoron

[@Nikoolayy1]

I am from Bulgaria and we thought when joining EU that we will become better, we did not but Western countries became worse. Congrats Germany we are a better democracy than you at the moment 😅

[@electrolytics]

I guess the German people will just lay down for this.

[@adi6293]

Nothing says we are a democratic country more than banning an opposition party 😂😂

[@mariovegas5699]

Welcome to the United Soviet Socialist Republics Of Europe

[@stopcensorship7705]

Better soviet than yankee

[@shakewell777]

​@stopcensorship7705 no thanks, soviet is worst

[@reeseasmr2511]

when was the last time Germany banned political parties? Who was the leader then?

[@Jennyeq]

It was the German Socialist Party - in Germany "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei " ... shortened down to N*zi party to non German speakers.

[@pada5164]

1956 the german communist party was banned. 1993 the far right party nf was banned. Do your research please

[@Jennyeq]

@@pada5164 the German communist party was in full swing in East Germany in 1956!

[@Questheim]

@@pada5164 This time I'd guess that Afd is more popular than whatever the nf was.

[@muravi8167]

DW and then you pontificate to the world about democracy, free speech & liberty. LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE you govt spokies.

[@williamcarlson5405]

From WC USA, The Democratic Party in the U.S. has more or less tried to do this over the years to the Republican Party, but so far has not succeeded, so we still have our Democracy at the moment!

[@zdb4915]

Didn’t a political party in the 1930s also ban their opposition??

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

The one you're thinking of? No, they banned elections alltogether. And why don't you tell me, what was the opposition? What parties? The good ones.

[@kevinlioubase]

you don't ban second party in democracy

[@economicprepper9605]

Banning Political Parties seems like a threat to Democracy to me...

[@jjstar1000]

Who’s the real fascist?!?! 🤔

[@shutincharlie3461]

Wow! Thats democracy....what a joke

[@kcharles8857]

That would be a big mistake.

[@thomasandrea8869]

Let the people vote. That is true democracy.

[@NicolasHaufe]

Literaly 1984

[@hikecampdrinkrepeat2162]

How undemocratic. Western Europe/Britain is going down fast

[@jtothed8575]

Sounds like they are afraid they might win 😂😂

[@mithridatesi9981]

They are afraid of a second Austrian painter.

[@-Nobody-1]

wow.... if they do this. it will have the opposite effect they think it will.

[@alelectric2767]

Sounds like 1930s Germany.

[@jbloun911]

"If voting mattered they wouldn't allow you to do it" Mark Twain

[@gamerboyx8243]

Mark Twain was wrong then Javier Milei got voted in as President of Argentina and has done a very good job with the economy; he flipped both the fiscal and trade deficits which have both existed for well over a century!!!

[@xxxleecher]

@@gamerboyx8243 and increased poverty rate from 30% to 50+% but who cares if the numbers do well right?

[@gamerboyx8243]

@@xxxleecher Those deficits were doing more harm than good Besides, Javier Milei was very honest about the consequences his measures would have so he basically promised short-term economic turmoil but long-term prosperity. Monthly inflation went down to 2.4% in November last year which allowed the Central Bank to cut interest rates. And actually, the numbers do mean something as the higher inflation is, the lower the purchasing power of Argentine citizens and the lower the quality of life.

[@xxxleecher]

@ let's wait for the long term prosperity then before praising him shall we

[@hanhpham8611]

Germany is becoming the joke. Good luck, Germany. We are watching you

[@percykiy7659]

Far right seems always not right. How about far left!

[@WaffleyFurrety]

they already have a far left party bud.

[@baronzemo457]

The German Far-left party is exactly the same as AfD. Only difference is on the matter of taxes. They’re exactly the same on immigration and other things. The reason why they aren’t a threat YET, is because they’re not past 10%.

[@andrsilva]

That's EU "democracy"

[@JeffBozosKnows]

mate all far right parties are fine as long they don’t invade other countries

[@nusaibahibraheem8183]

Please can someone list what constitute as Far Right? I want a definition from someone who think AfD is Far Right.

[@Messmerr]

Well done AFD finally some common sense back in Germany 🇩🇪 Love from England 🇬🇧

[@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044]

You can vote as long as we like who you vote for

[@albertross18]

To save democracy we must prevent people voting for this party. 🤣

[@BrandyHeng007]

Cowards fear losing 😂

[@williamkennedy2474]

German democracy is like the Iranian one in that no one may vote away the status quo. The comparison may seem extreme, but Germany is objectively speaking less democratic than other Western nations due to its strict de-Nazification policies imposed upon by the Allies after WW2.

[@samanthaw4955]

This is anti democratic no matter how you frame it. Shame on you.

[@antonengelhardt3163]

Why?

[@jitubhaiya7234]

This will be undemocratic

[@Alex-md5sv]

ban them now

[@dulcamarabuffo]

The Germans do not know how democracy works as there is mo stable tradition of it here. Since the fall of the monarchy there has not been a period of true stability that extended to the next generation throughout the whole country. One could argue that the post war West Germany had some stability but for most of it they were under occupation. After living here twenty five years, and grateful to the people for having welcomed me, I am packing up this year in anticipation of turmoil. God protect what was a great country!

[@roelsuperales3661]

You always critisize put8n but your country is doing not good.

[@wondwosenhaile7242]

It's time to send election observers to Germany 🇩🇪 😂 before...

[@stopcensorship7705]

Why waste money for that.

[@hereLiesThisTroper]

"We are saving democracy by banning democracy." - German Politicians

[@happymelon7129]

Why divert people focus away from the real issue ? --> economy