Overview

• Minister-President Dietmar Woidke urged mutual respect and warned that the AfD casting itself as an enemy of other parties risks dividing society.
• He described reunification as an ongoing process that still demands time, effort and a shared commitment free of prejudice.
• Officials referenced the Verfassungsschutz Brandenburg’s decision to classify the AfD as right-wing extremist.
• Landtag President Ulrike Liedtke noted a surge in disciplinary reprimands — 77 in the last term versus 16 from 1990 to 2019 — and called for more civil debate.
• Constitutional Court President Markus Möller cautioned that questioning judicial independence endangers confidence in a core democratic pillar, and no new policy steps were announced.