The problem is not really the AfD. Germany always had extrem right parties that never made it past 5%. It’s the people (want to) vote for them.
And this is what bothers me about the discussion about the ban. It means that our political system failed. None of the other parties could offer enough for the potential AfD voters. No discussion worked. Banning a political party should be a rare and “last resort” kind of measure.
And the major reason why they are voted for, our broken asylum system, remains unfixed.
People also act like this is a no-brainer no-risk move.
As seen with Aiwanger and Freie Wähler, such a move can backfire and actually increase the popularity of the AfD
I’m not a law expert but from what I’ve read, the chances are no way certain:
Um verboten werden zu können, müsste sich die AfD “von ihrem Programm und Inhalt her gegen die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung wenden”, erklärt Parteienrechtlerin Sophie Schönberger im Gespräch mit ZDFheute - ihr Ziel müsse sein, diese aktiv zu beseitigen oder zu beeinträchtigen. Schönberger sieht die Erfolgsaussichten für ein solches Verfahren skeptisch, es seien “sehr, sehr hohe Hürden”, die Karlsruhe da aufstelle.
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/afd-verbot-analyse-politix-partei-100.html
It might just buy time before the next right-wing party fills the gap. Maybe that alone is worth it though.
How will a region respond where the AfD is at 35%? I don’t know but banning #1 political party in a region might have unexpected negative results
Maybe you still have to ban them. But for me it’s at least not as clear.
The problem is not really the AfD. Germany always had extrem right parties that never made it past 5%. It’s the people (want to) vote for them.
And this is what bothers me about the discussion about the ban. It means that our political system failed. None of the other parties could offer enough for the potential AfD voters. No discussion worked. Banning a political party should be a rare and “last resort” kind of measure.
And the major reason why they are voted for, our broken asylum system, remains unfixed.
People also act like this is a no-brainer no-risk move.
Maybe you still have to ban them. But for me it’s at least not as clear.