The Bundestag Presidium is observing this development critically: “The calls to order we give are sometimes collected as trophies,” said Bas.
The Deputy President of the Bundestag Petra Pau (Left) criticized the behavior of the AfD parliamentary group. The AfD is not speaking “to exchange arguments with the members of the other factions or to argue about the best solution,” said Pau. Rather, the AfD is constantly trying to push the boundaries of what can be said. “The aim is to ridicule democracy,” warned Pau.
“Own contributions to debates are used to systematically publicly discredit the parliamentary system and the ‘old parties’.” The AfD is specifically trying to ridicule the Bundestag.
