Summer festival scandal: CDU and FDP in the shortage of explanation after AfD visit!

Summer festival scandal: CDU and FDP in the shortage of explanation after AfD visit!

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the visit by MPs from the CDU and FDP causes a good sensation at the AfD summer festival. The event took place on July 4th in the picturesque Seschloss SchorsSow. A now deleted picture came into the spotlight, which shows the state parliamentarians Thomas Diener (CDU) and Sandy van Baal (FDP) together with AfD politicians. The political landscape has shaken this again, since the Protection of the Constitution is classified the AfD as a "secured right -wing extremist endeavor" and is theorized that such a visit is regarded as a "break in taboo", as [Wetterauer Zeitung] (https://www.wetterauer-zeitung.de/politik/nach-tabubruch-beim-afd-sommerfest- and-fdp-in-erklaerungnot-zr-93828947.html) reported.

CDU state chief Daniel Peters had to justify himself after the incident and emphasized that Thomas Diener did not take part in the event on behalf of the CDU parliamentary group, but as district president. He emphasized that the CDU has clear decisions to deal with radical parties and that cooperation with the AfD is expressly excluded. The domestic spokesman for the left faction, Michael Noetzel, expressed his outrage over the visit and criticized the conservative bourgeois camp.

political reactions and explanations

The critical voices are piling up: In addition to Noetzel, the SPD general secretary Julian Barlen also indignantly commented on the sights of the political representatives of these two parties at the AfD event. The fact that Sandy van Baal has no longer been a member of the FDP faction since the end of April, which led to the FDP lost its parliamentary group in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania parliamentary group. This inner party dynamic makes the responsibility of politicians appear even more pressing for their actions, such as the Baltic Sea Zeitung describes.

The AfD parliamentary group was also well represented; Among those present, AfD parliamentary group leader Nikolaus Kramer, who shared the controversial image from the celebration on Facebook, was among others. Kramer has already become criticized by controversial statements, such as the use of the N-Word. These incidents throw a shadow on the integrity of the political landscape in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, since there is always the accusation in the room that the limits to extremist positions are increasingly blurred.

social responsibility and right -wing extremist tendencies

At the social level, there is a worrying trend: According to the protection of the constitution, right -wing extremist personal potential has increased to around 50,250 people, which is an increase of 9,650 people compared to the previous year. In addition, a total of 37,835 right -wing extremist crimes were registered in 2024, an alarming increase of 47.4 % compared to 2023. These developments illustrate the pressure that the political actors are exposed to to set clear limits and to counter extremist tendencies, as the numbers in a report of Protection of the Constitution.

The debate about the AfD visit will undoubtedly continue in the coming weeks and months. Those responsible are required to not only become aware of their internal party dynamics, but also the social responsibility they bear. It remains to be seen how things will continue and whether other politicians have the courage to move into clear positions.