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Bautzen Council to Decide Year-Round Flag Displays on District Buildings

Competing motions propose either full tricolor display or a single federal flag; implementation is budgeted at around €80,000

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Overview

  • District administration under Landrat Udo Witschas (CDU) and the AfD faction have each submitted separate motions for the June 23 council meeting to fly flags year-round on 12 district-owned buildings.
  • The administration’s proposal calls for the German, Saxony and Sorbian flags at the Bautzen and Kamenz Landratsamte, German and Sorbian flags at schools in the Sorbian settlement area and only the German flag at other district schools.
  • The AfD motion seeks to display solely the German flag to underscore national belonging and a shared values community.
  • Council members must choose between the two plans and approve roughly €80,000 for new flagpoles and flags, with full implementation scheduled by the end of 2026.
  • The initiative follows similar measures in other Saxony-Anhalt districts and has highlighted Bautzen’s record on right-wing extremism and its withdrawal from a democracy partnership program.