Gregor Gysi, a Left Party politician, suggests the CDU is responsible for the AfD gaining its first state parliament president. During a "Maischberger" discussion, Christan Andreas Rödder accused Gysi of minimizing antisemitism.
On October 6th, Tobias Rausch became the first AfD member elected as a state parliament president in Germany. He is also the first parliament president in the Federal Republic to belong to a far-right party. The article questions how this development occurred and how other parties and the democracy will respond to this significant moment.
Original Title: TV-Kritik zu „Maischberger“: „Sie reden wie Tino Chrupalla über die Extremisten in der AfD“
Original Teaser: Wer hat der AfD zu ihrem ersten Landtagspräsidenten verholfen? Gregor Gysi von der Linken hat bei „Maischberger“ die CDU im Verdacht. Christdemokrat Andreas Rödder wirft ihm Verharmlosung von Antisemitismus vor.
Original Text Snippet: An diesem 6. Oktober wurde Tobias Rausch als erster Landtagspräsident der AfD gewählt. Und als erster Parlamentspräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, der einer rechtsextremistischen Partei angehört. Wie konnte das passieren? Und wie geht diese Demokratie, gehen die anderen Parteien, mit dieser Zäsur um?
English Translation:
Gregor Gysi, a politician from the Left Party, suspects the CDU of aiding the AfD in getting its first state parliament president. During a "Maischberger" broadcast, Christian democrat Andreas Rödder accused Gysi of trivializing antisemitism.
On October 6th, Tobias Rausch was elected as the first state parliament president from the AfD. He is also the first parliament president in the Federal Republic of Germany to be affiliated with a far-right party. The article raises questions about how this situation came about and how democracy, and the other political parties, will handle this turning point.
