i translated this article for Vee
might as well post it here
https://jungefreiheit.de/politik/deutschland/2020/spd-gesetze-duerfen-nicht-mit-afd-stimmen-zustande-kommen/
SPD: Bills must not pass with AfD-Votes
DĂĽsseldorf The SPD in the Landtag [state parliament] of North Rhine-Westphalia has demanded a ban on bills, if those only get a majority of votes with help of the AfD. The SPD issued a corresponding Eilantrag ["express motion"] at the DĂĽsseldorf Landtag on monday.
With this motion the Landtag is supposed to plead itself to "not allowing any teamwork or collaboration in any way, shape or form between democrats and the AfD in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, present and future". This includes, on the one hand, the election of the minister president [head of state gov]. On the other hand, "there must not be bills passed in this Landtag, that only got a majority of votes with help from the AfD."
"Quick and clear commitment"
Regarding the heated mood in country, there needs to be a quick and clear commitment of the Landtag, says the SPD in justification of the motion. "The AfD must not be a wildcard [thats how i translated a word literally meaning "power option"] for any democratic party and faction in North Rhine-Westphalia in any form. This is at the root of the democratic self-conception. [or self-image ?]
There will not be a vote on the motion during this weeks session. The president has, in consultation with the executive committee, not allowed any express motions for this week.", a speaker of the Landtag told the JUNGE FREIHEIT.
It is unclear how the demands of the SPD are compatible with the state constitution, which guarantees a free mandate to any house representative. The state constitution says, regarding this: "Representatives [members of the house] vote in accordance with their own free conviction, only taking the well of the people into consideration. They are not bound to orders."
