AfD overwhelmed government with a record number of small inquiries!

AfD overwhelmed government with a record number of small inquiries!

Berlin, Deutschland - The AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag submitted a remarkable number of small inquiries in the current legislative period, which began on March 25, 2025. Already 116 inquiries were directed to the black-red government under Friedrich Merz. These inquiries are documented on the official homepage of the German Bundestag and underline the commitment of the parliamentary group in the political debate.

In the period between May 20 and May 28, 2025 alone, more than 40 inquiries were recorded. A striking trend is that many of these inquiries are partly word -like and affect different ministries. On May 15, 2025, the AfD faction even provided 18 small inquiries in one day, including ten, which were created in mass production. One of the central inquiries includes 55 questions about the project "Feminism in action for structural transformation (almost)", which aims to implement in countries such as Armenia, Colombia, Rwanda and Tunisia.

background and context

According to observers, the high number of inquiries could represent a strategic measure by the AfD to claim the time and staff of the government. This tactic is not new; In the previous legislative period from 2021 to 2025, the AfD was already the leaders with the small inquiries with 2013. The CDU/CSU parliamentary group followed with 1097 inquiries, while the left 1331 requested inquiries and the BSW and the FDP each submitted 63 and 65 inquiries. These figures show how different the activities of the different political groups are, which also shows an analysis of the small inquiries about factions that can currently be viewed on Statista.

Another example of the current activities of the AfD faction is a specific request (20/13434) for the accelerated expansion of wind turbines and solar systems. The faction calls for a comprehensive overview of all measures to accelerate permits and planning since 2014.

conclusion

Overall, it can be seen that with its strategy of small inquiries, the AfD parliamentary group not only uses government work, but also tries to promote its own political agenda. It remains to be seen whether this tactic will be successful in the long term. The coming weeks and months could be decisive for the further course of the political debates in the German Bundestag.

For detailed statistics on the number of small inquiries about factions, interested parties can visit Statista Further information on the inquiries of the AfD and its context can be found on the website of the German Bundestag .

The current developments and strategies of the AfD are the focus of the political discussion and are also on op-online documented.