CDU and FDP in Rostock: Participation in the AfD summer festival outraged!

CDU and FDP in Rostock: Participation in the AfD summer festival outraged!

Last Saturday, the AfD summer festival took place in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which caused a good sensation. At this event there were also MPs from the CDU and FDP, which many were seen as a taboo break. According to Fru.de visited Thomas Diener from the CDU and Sandy van Baal from the FDP. AfD stands on the brink.

The criticism of this visit was not long in coming. The AfD parliamentary group leader Nikolaus Kramer initially posted pictures of the festival on Facebook, but quickly extinguished them from Instagram. Kramer is not an unmolished person: in 2018 he made headlines after using the N-word, and in 2024 he was accused of provocative with statements about "internment camps". On Facebook he also reminded of the summer solstice, a date that is also celebrated in right -wing extremists. Spiegel.de it was the first participation of CDU and FDP members of the state parliament at this event.

criticism and justification

After the festival, other politicians also commented on the visits to the AfD. SPD general secretary Julian Barlen described the presence of the two MPs as evidence of tearing the demarcation to the AfD. Michael Noetzel from the left joined this opinion and criticized the participation. CDU state and parliamentary group leader Daniel Peters tried to limit the damage and emphasized that servants did not take part in the summer festival on behalf of the CDU regional parliamentary group. He also made it clear that working with the AfD was "excluded".

The FDP politician van Baal also had to justify herself. She explained that her participation was part of the democratic self -image and emphasized that she excluded a cooperation with the AfD. The FDP also made it clear that Van Baal was responsible for political responsibility for her actions. This comes from the study of the Berlin Science Center for Social Research, which documented almost 1000 cases of attempts at cooperation with the AfD in the district council between 2019 and 2024.

the context of right -wing extremism

The admissions around the AfD testify to a deeper problem. According to an analysis of the bpb.de , right-wing extremism is an ongoing danger to democracy in Germany. Basic ideological patterns that adapt to social changes in response.

The AfD is now classified as "secured right -wing extremist", and legal disputes about this classification are underway. The party plays a centralized role in organized right -wing extremism, supported by a variety of informal structures that use modern manifestations and tactics. This makes it difficult to recognize and combat these extremist currents.

In a time when social crises and distributing right -wing extremists, politicians and citizens should be vigilant. It is crucial that democratic values and the clear demarcation to extremist tendencies are consolidated in order to protect the integrity of our society.