The designated FDP party chairman, Wolfgang Kubicki, asserted that ending the functional barrier against the AfD is “a self-evident fact”. Speaking to RTL and ntv, he stated that the FDP would proceed with its own decisions and parliamentary motions regardless of whether others approve, contending that they hold their own views to be correct and beneficial. Kubicki further pointed out that such a barrier is not enshrined in the constitution. His stance also backed Martin Hagen, the designated FDP general secretary, who had called for an end to the AfD’s parliamentary exclusion on Thursday.
Kubicki expressed annoyance regarding too much airtime and space being allocated to the AfD. He emphasized that the Free Democrats would bring their views into debate entirely independently of what others might say, maintaining that the emergence of majorities would then be clear.
The designated party chairman, who is setting himself up for the FDP party convention on Saturday, stated that he has no intention of “luring votes” from the AfD. He clarified that the FDP’s message is directed at “reasonable people who want to achieve something in life, who do not feel ashamed when they want to go on holiday to Mallorca, and who do not feel ashamed when they barbecue at home on the weekend”. He concluded by adding that the state has no jurisdiction over these personal matters and that people should be left alone to live their lives in peace.
