In his constituency, Chancellor Scholz, as an SPD member of the Bundestag, answers questions from citizens. He also comments on the rise of right-wing extremism and right-wing parties.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) called on citizens to fight against right-wing extremism and warned of dangers to democracy. “Democracy protects us,” said Scholz in Stahnsdorf during a conversation in his constituency as an SPD member of the Bundestag. “The most important thing is that we never forget: we are democracy, we are the ones who make it strong.” He answered a question from a visitor who asked him to explain the topic to a seven-year-old boy.
Scholz was concerned about the rise of right-wing parties in Europe. “We now have to find a way to develop a little more strength out of this and also to ensure politically that things change again and that we don’t just think of this as an unchangeable fate,” he said.
Scholz: Government shares responsibility for the current situation
The SPD politician admitted that the traffic light coalition shared responsibility for this development. There can be a lot of discussion about why this is – including the government, said Scholz. “We don’t want to deny that.”
Scholz thanked the people who have been taking to the streets against right-wing extremism for several weeks. “That’s why I’m very, very happy that so many citizens said for themselves: I’m going to a rally now.”
The protests of hundreds of thousands were triggered by a report by the media company Correctiv about a meeting of radical right-wingers on November 25th in Potsdam, in which AfD politicians as well as individual members of the CDU and the very conservative Values Union also took part. The former head of the Identitarian Movement in Austria, Martin Sellner, spoke at the meeting in Potsdam about “remigration” – when right-wing extremists use this term, they usually mean that a large number of people of foreign origin should leave the country, even under Obligation.
Source: Stern
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