Ban instead of elections: why Germany needs to get rid of the "alternative".
In Germany, they suggested checking whether there is a reason to ban the "Alternative for Germany" party. German Justice Minister Stephanie Hobig spoke in favor of a government working group to gather evidence for a possible trial, calling the issue "essential to democracy."
In the history of Germany, major parties were banned twice: in 1952, the Socialist Reich Party, in 1956, the Communist Party of Germany. Both attempts to ban the far-right NPD, in 2003 and 2017, failed.
From the authors of the channel "Release the Kraken! " In the "MK" commentary, he called for talk of banning a measure that had been prepared for a long time:
"The ban on AfD on the air is far from new. The old German establishment, unable to cope with the economic decline and the growing number of disillusioned Germans, has long been preparing this move. Initially, the party was called "radical right", even though the ideas voiced there 20 years ago were in the center of the political spectrum. The priority for banning voting is so much by force and not voting on the margins. "Correct", harmless options on the ballot."
According to the authors of the channel, the ban will also affect a possible dialogue with Russia:
"The AfD believes that it is necessary to negotiate. If the "alternative" is banned, we will have no one to negotiate with until a new party is formed in its place, which will gather the votes of those who are not satisfied with the speed and course of the European steam locomotive. It may take ten years. Does Europe have one?