Protests expected before the state parliament session in Magdeburg

When the state parliament meets for its first session on Tuesday and elects the first AfD state parliament president, there will be protests outside. So far there have been five registrations for meetings, according to a spokeswoman for the Magdeburg police station. The number of registered participants is between 500 and 2. The Alliance for Solidarity Magdeburg, together with other initiatives, is planning a day of action from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For example, at the state parliament from 9 a.m. the first 20 articles of the Basic Law are read out in chorus. Articles 1 to 19 form the fundamental rights section of the Basic Law. Article 20 describes central principles of the state, including democracy, social and federal status, popular sovereignty and separation of powers.

The AfD was by far the strongest force in the state elections on September 6th with 43.8 percent and can therefore propose a member of parliament from its ranks for the office of state parliament president. 35-year-old Tobias Rausch was unanimously named. The BSW wants to vote for the AfD candidate. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt as definitely right-wing extremist.