AfD membership in civil service: Saxony draws clear borders!
AfD membership in civil service: Saxony draws clear borders!
In Saxony, membership in the Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to ensure heated discussions, especially with regard to access to civil service. While the Interior Ministry of Saxony does not comment on AfD members, Rhineland-Palatinate plans clear restrictions for this group. There, AfD members are to be denied access to the public service, which Interior Minister Michael Ebling (SPD) recently stated in writing about the constitutional loyalty in the attitude procedure. All applicants must therefore explain that they do not belong or belonged to any extremist organization.
as the diesachsen.de , the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified the AfD as a right-wing extremist endeavor since May 2023. This judgment has already been for the Saxon State Association since December 2023. Despite this classification, the AfD vehemently defends itself against these allegations and has filed a lawsuit.
constitutional fidelity and civil servant law
The topic of constitutional loyalty is particularly sensitive. In Saxony, Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) and his colleagues are clear: Membership in the AfD has no direct consequences for civil servants as long as no concrete right -wing extremist behavior has been demonstrated. However, there is no objection to civil servants regarding their party affiliation. There is further attention in applications for the police, where the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (LFV) is involved.
The need to check the constitutional fidelity of the civil servants has been additionally reinforced by the reform of the disciplinary law from April 1, 2024, such as zdf.de reported. This reform stipulates that disciplinary measures can be implemented faster in order to effectively counter extremist tendencies in the public service.
reactions to the reform and judicial progress
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser has emphasized that the topic of extremism in civil service must be taken too seriously. The aim of the reform is to simplify the discharge of extremist civil servants, which in the past has often been a lengthy process. Such a procedure could take up to four years on average.
civil servants who are convicted of sedition lose burst civil servants. The demand for stricter handling is not entirely unfounded: In 2021, 373 disciplinary measures were imposed in the federal administration, which means a rate of less than 0.2 percent of the approximately 190,000 civil servants.
The discourse on the constitutional loyalty in the AfD is not new. There are legal gray areas and uncertainties, especially when it comes to the election approval of AfD members in electoral positions. The legal disputes about the consequences of membership in a party classified as an ambitious party have been going on for several years, such as DetailsOrt Meißen, Deutschland Quellen
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