First member of the Bundestag has to pay a fine of 2,000 euros

Left-wing politician Cansin Köktürk is the first member of the Bundestag to have to pay a fine of 2,000 euros. She had repeatedly intervened in debates and was called to order for it.

Bundestag Vice President Andrea Lindholz (CSU) applied the new, stricter rules of procedure in the budget debate. According to this, a fine of 2,000 euros can be imposed on MPs if they receive three calls for order within three weeks of the meeting. If you repeat it, you could even face a fine of 4,000 euros.

The most recent reason for a call to order against Köktürk was a comment made during the AfD's speaking time in the budget debate. AfD politician René Springer had accused asylum seekers of abusing the welfare state. Köktürk shouted: “This is racist shit!”

After an initial warning and further heckling, Lindholz gave her the first call to order. The left-wing faction's social policy spokeswoman then shouted in the direction of the vice president: "Now protect the fascists!" For this she received the second order call. Köktürk then left the hall amid further heckling and protests.

This was the third time the Left MP had been called to order within three weeks of sitting. She received the first call to order before the parliamentary summer break on June 25th, as a Bundestag spokesman announced. At the time, Köktürk said in a speech with a view to the AfD: "Do you know what the real problem is? The immigration of violent fascists into our democratic parliament!"

Expelled because of “Palestine” shirt

Köktürk had already caused a stir in the Bundestag on several occasions - for example when she illegally allowed herself to be photographed in parliament with a Palestinian scarf. Or when she wore a T-shirt that said “Palestine” during a debate. At that time, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) asked her to leave the hall.

Köktürk repeatedly makes such arguments in the Bundestag a topic on Instagram. There she comments on the incidents. Another time, after a statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) on immigration, she posted a photo in which she showed her middle finger.

Klöckner has repeatedly accused the Left Party and the AfD of using the Bundestag as a stage for social networks with targeted provocations.