Overview

• The Bundestag vice president from Die Linke proposes putting Brecht’s 1950 'Kinderhymne' to a public vote as a replacement for the current anthem.
• He also calls for a public vote on the black‑red‑gold flag, saying many people feel uneasy about national symbols, especially in the East.
• Ramelow says he would use Basic Law Article 146 to enable a popular decision, though no formal steps or procedures have begun.
• The AfD labeled the idea unrealistic and bizarre, while commentary casts the discussion as a proxy for unresolved reunification‑era issues.
• Ramelow floated a new anthem in 2019; today the anthem is the third stanza of the 'Deutschlandlied' and reunification proceeded under Article 23, not 146.