Spahn Moves to Strip Höcke's Vote, Testing Constitutional Boundaries in the Bundestag

A senior CDU figure's proposal to revoke an AfD deputy's voting rights over extremism allegations pushes Germany's legal order into uncharted territory.

Jens Spahn, a senior figure in the CDU, has proposed revoking the parliamentary voting rights of Björn Höcke, a prominent AfD state leader and deputy, over alleged extremist views. The announcement, reported Thursday, marks a significant escalation in how mainstream parties are attempting to contain the far-right alternative, moving from political isolation to a direct challenge of a legislator's constitutional mandate. [1]

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