German State Ministers Scrap Unanimity Rule Amid AfD Concerns
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German state ministers scrap unanimity rule amid AfD concerns
A decades-old unanimity rule concerning decisions by Germany’s Conference of Interior Ministers has been scrapped due to concerns that a state ministry controlled by the far-right could block joint decisions.
The Ministers of the Interior of the German Federal Lands decided to amend the voting rules at the joint conferences to prevent the possible blocking of decisions by representatives of the Alternative for Germany (AdG). "The Conference of the Ministers of the Interior of the Federal Territories of Germany rejected the principle of unanimity ... In the future, at least 13 votes out of 16 will be sufficient to reach a decision," transmits RIA News…
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