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Bundestag Council Decides SPD Keeps Otto-Wels-Saal, Assigns AfD Smaller Room

The AfD plans legal action after losing its bid for the larger meeting room, citing procedural unfairness and workspace constraints.

Blick in den Otto-Wels-Saal
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SPD soll Otto-Wels-Saal im Reichstagsgebäude behalten
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Overview

  • The Bundestag’s Council of Elders ruled that the SPD retains its larger Otto-Wels-Saal, while the AfD is assigned the smaller former FDP meeting room.
  • The AfD, now the second-largest faction with 151 MPs, argued it deserved the second-largest room based on its parliamentary size but was outvoted by other factions.
  • SPD leaders justified keeping the room due to its proximity to their coalition partner CDU/CSU and the need to accommodate ministry visitors.
  • The historical significance of the Otto-Wels-Saal, named after the SPD leader who opposed the 1933 Nazi Enabling Act, added symbolic weight to the dispute.
  • AfD leaders denounced the decision as a 'parliamentary scandal' and announced plans for legal challenges, claiming the smaller room impedes their work.