Fight the Right: Union Parliamentary Committee Blocks Democratic Promotion Act – Seehofer “Very Disappointed” – Politics

In a controversy over the Planned Democracy Promotion Act, Union Home Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) slammed the union faction in Bundestag. Siehofer told Spiegel that the siege of the CDU / CSU MPs “threatens this important project.” He was “deeply disappointed” by those who were damaging the good work of the central government during this legislative period by their destructive actions.

The Union Parliamentary Committee withdrew its support for legislation designed to “strengthen and promote defensive democracy.” Therefore, the planned treatment of the cornerstones in the Union Cabinet failed last Wednesday. Seehofer co-founded the project with federal family minister Francisco Kifi (SPD). The key aspect is to assist the central government in supporting anti-terrorism initiatives on a permanent basis. So far this is only possible on a project-specific basis.

“The fight against right-wing extremism is the central concern of the grand coalition,” Schoffer stressed in “Spiegel”. Social Democrat leader Saskia Esken called the union faction’s behavior “an accusation of poverty.” How many murders and crimes must take place “before the conservative parties finally realize that the danger is coming from the right”? He asked “in speech.”

Matthias Middleberg (CDU), the domestic political spokesman for the Union Parliamentary Committee, said on Saturday that the current version of the “Welt” location key points was “not subject to approval.” “In particular, we do not have the written commitment of the grantees to the policies of the Free Democratic Basic Order of the Federal Republic of Germany that we have demanded. Such a commitment should really be an issue,” Middleberg said.

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The CDU and CSU want to deter left-wing extremists

Midelberg reiterated the fundamental doubts about the meaning of the proposed law. He told Weld that in the eyes of the Union Parliamentary Committee, the Democratic Promotion Act was not mandatory.

“Spiegel” is quoted in a letter to Kifi by two deputy chairmen of the Union Parliamentary Committee, Thorston Free and Nadine Shawn (both CDU). In it they announced “basic reservations” on key issues.

Free and Shawn criticize the lack of provision for an independent and democratic basic order. According to “Spiegel”, the CDU and CSU want to deter left-wing extremists, for example. In addition, the Union Parliamentary Committee wants to ensure that money flows to federal voluntary service through the new law. (AFP)