US EditionAfD lawmakers take their seats in unwelcoming Bundestag
- The German parliament began with Alternative for Germany, or AfD, lawmakers taking their seats amidst resistance from rival parties.
- Gregor Gysi, a member of The Left party, delivered an opening speech urging cooperation among differing political views, ignoring the presence of AfD.
- AfD saw its support double in the February election, garnering over 20% of the vote and expanding from 83 to 152 seats in the Bundestag.
- Julia Klöckner was elected president of the Bundestag and emphasized the need for civilized discourse among lawmakers.
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From political newcomers to well-known right-wing extremists: these are – in short – all 152 members of the new AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
AfD lawmakers take their seats in unwelcoming Bundestag
The German parliament is off to a rocky start as Alternative for Germany, or AfD, lawmakers took their seats among rival politicians devoted to keeping the growing party out of the mainstream. Parliamentarians convened the first meeting of the new…
AfD lawmakers take their seats in unwelcoming Bundestag - Washington Examiner
The German parliament is off to a rocky start as Alternative for Germany, or AfD, lawmakers took their seats among rival politicians devoted to keeping the growing party out of the mainstream. Parliamentarians convened the first meeting of the new Bundestag with a speech from The Left party member Gregor Gysi, who as the longest-serving Bundestag member is given the honorary title “father of the House” and allowed to give an opening speech witho…
The vision of the Chamber, from the press gallery of the Bundestag, said it all. Those who used to sit in a corner, now occupy a quarter of the seats. Those who were relegated to the ideological and geographical confines of the hall, today dye a blue metaphoric, its color, much of the right. They are no longer minority.
He sits for the AfD in the new Bundestag. Before the step into politics Tobias Ebenberger tried to make another career.
Political scientist Uwe Jun warns: "The AfD is now in more prominent place." What does that mean for democracy?
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