Tobias Rausch would like to invite representatives of the USA, Israel and Russia to the state parliament
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Compact magazine was banned by Nancy Faeser, but the ban was lifted by the Federal Administrative Court. The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is classified as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Saxony-Anhalt's AfD state parliament president Tobias Rausch would like to invite ambassadors from the USA, Israel and Russia to parliament. “I would really like to invite the American ambassador first,” he said in an interview with the right-wing extremist magazine “Compact.” They have found a strong ally in the Americans and have already established good contacts with the young Republicans.
“We would also like to invite the Israeli ambassador,” Rausch continued. "Then I said, of course we also want to invite the Russian ambassador. That means that would be the order."
This week “Compact” opened a TV studio in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. Former Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) had the magazine banned in 2024. Last year, the Federal Administrative Court overturned the decision. “Compact” continues to be included in the area of right-wing extremism in the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and editor Jürgen Elsässer is also described as a right-wing extremist.
Regarding Siegmund's possible election as Prime Minister, State Parliament President Rausch said that the signals were very positive. It is now a matter of precisely defining the red lines on factual issues. In addition, one or two “powerful points will be made before the election of the Prime Minister, which is planned for December, where we will show that for the first time there are different majorities in the parliament of Saxony-Anhalt than before in the Federal Republic”.
The AfD, classified as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Saxony-Anhalt, was clearly the strongest force in the state elections, but does not have an absolute majority. The AfD and BSW are already working together on certain occasions in the state parliament, but the BSW announced that it would abstain from the election of the Prime Minister.
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