New regulations: Barring foes of democracy from entering the state legislature

Political Affairs - New regulations: Barring foes of democracy from entering the state legislature

Rhineland-Palatinate's state parliament will implement its planned alteration to the house rules this Saturday (June 15). This move intends to prevent access to extremists. As Landtag President Hendrik Hering stated in Mainz on Wednesday, "By amending our house rules, we shield the parliament from anti-democratic forces and implement defensive democracy in parliamentary routines, in line with the Basic Law."

The parliament's scientific service is also assessing whether and to what degree state allocations for parliamentary and constituency staff can be cut or eliminated if they do not declare support for the liberal democratic fundamental order. "It's unacceptable for the state to finance constitutional opponents," added Hering.

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1. In support of this new regulation, Hendrik Hering, the President of Rhineland-Palatinate's state parliament, emphasized the need to uphold democracy within the parliamentary routines, stating, "By amending our house rules, we shield the parliament from anti-democratic forces."
2. The newly amended house rules in Rhineland-Palatinate's state parliament, as suggested by President Hering, aim to enforce house rules consistent with the country's democratic principles, known as "defensive democracy."
3. The upcoming implementation of new house rules in the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, as led by President Hendrik Hering, mirrors tangible efforts to preserve the sanctity of democracy by blocking the entry of extremist actors, in line with the country's Basic Law.

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