Overview

• The Bundestag's Ältestenrat allocated six committee chair positions to the AfD, but nominees require majority approval from committee members.
• Union, SPD, Greens, and Left parties have declared they will not support AfD candidates, mirroring actions from the previous legislative term.
• The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution's designation of the AfD as 'firmly right-wing extremist' has reinforced opposition to their nominees.
• If AfD nominees are rejected, procedural rules dictate that the oldest committee member will lead the initial session, with deputies assuming de facto leadership.
• AfD leader Alice Weidel criticized the exclusion, arguing it undermines representation for the party's ten million voters.