Overview

• A renewed attempt on June 19, 2025 to appoint members to two judicial committees in the Thuringian Landtag failed after the AfD faction rejected the CDU-proposed candidate list.
• The CDU’s proposal included candidates from all five parliamentary groups, including one AfD nominee, but the faction rejected it as it demands state parliament leadership roles.
• Ulrike Jary, the CDU’s parliamentary manager, accused the AfD of showing “no interest in a functioning rule of law” by blocking the committee appointments.
• AfD parliamentary manager Wiebke Muhsal countered that the CDU had not consulted her faction on staffing and accused it of hypocrisy.
• The dispute endures because a two-thirds majority is legally required to fill the committees and the AfD refuses to support appointments without securing the presidency of the state parliament.