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AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund
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Saxony-Anhalt's AfD parliamentary group leader Ulrich Siegmund is said to have consulted with right-wing extremists about mass deportations of people with a migration history - in the state parliament this could now have consequences for him. The coalition factions of the CDU, SPD and FDP are apparently preparing a motion for the chairmanship of Siegmund over the Social Affairs Committee. This was announced by CDU parliamentary group leader Guido Heuer.
"Mr. Siegmund's participation in a meeting at which the resettlement of migrants was discussed is outrageous," the politician said in a statement. "Once again, it shows what a brainchild the AfD is. The topics discussed at the meeting are incompatible with the free democratic basic order and are strictly rejected by the CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt."
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Heuer continues: "The CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament would like to give Mr. Siegmund the opportunity to explain himself at a hearing in the Council of Elders. In addition, the coalition factions will prepare a motion to remove him from office as chairman of the Social Affairs Committee."
As the research platform »Correctiv« recently made public, there is said to have been a secret meeting of AfD politicians with right-wing extremists in Potsdam in November. The Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner is said to have presented a plan for a large-scale "remigration" to politicians of the AfD and other guests from the right-wing political fringe. This refers to the mass deportation or displacement of immigrants, including Germans with a migration background.
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Siegmund had told the "Correctiv" journalists that he was at the meeting in Potsdam as a "private person." However, he is said to have said with regard to people with a migration background that one must ensure in his state that it becomes "as unattractive as possible for this clientele to live".
Siegmund called the accusations absurd. He told the Magdeburg newspaper "Volksstimme" that he was not at all concerned with the expulsion of German citizens: "Deportations should only be carried out consistently and in accordance with the law in accordance with the law. This is especially true for people who are here illegally, who break the law or even commit crimes."
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