In 2024, the future will also be largely decided in East Germany. Three state elections will take place in autumn 2024 in Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia.
There is a lot of excitement about all of this in the federal states, but also in political Berlin. The threat of a shift to the right has been noticeable to many for a long time. Democracy only works if people are prepared to take responsibility at the small-scale political levels, says Jens Schulte.