Dealing with the AfD: SPD calls for Union to adopt a "common attitude"

The debate on the strengthening of the right fluctuated between scandalisation and normalization, says the Greens' boss. He calls for a content-based counter-draft – like CDU politician Amthor.

The statements of the CDU politician Jens Spahn on the handling of the AfD continue to cause fierce debates. Green boss Banaszak calls for a "positive counter-draft".

Leading SPD politicians demand a clear course from the future coalition against the AfD. Democracy enemies should not occupy prominent positions in parliament.

Should AfD MPs get the chair of a Bundestag committee? Union faction vize Spahn had shown himself openly and triggered a controversy. Now the SPD increases the pressure on the Union - and demands a clear positioning.

The SPD has asked the Union to reject AfD candidates for Bundestag committees in a future coalition.

Green boss Felix Banaszak advises the democrats to find a positive counter-project to the AfD. Meanwhile, economist Michael Hüther criticises that the coalition agreement between the Union and SPD does not set the right priorities. Central topics would not be addressed. All developments in the live ticker.