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Magdeburg (dpa / sa) - Three and a half years after the nationwide discussion of the establishment of a study commission on left-wing extremism with votes from the CDU and the AfD, the Magdeburg state parliament has repealed the resolution at that time.
The black-red-green coalition and the opposition left voted on Friday evening for the repeal, which was justified by the fact that the commission was unconstitutional.
The AfD voted against.
The step is a compelling conclusion from a ruling by the state constitutional court, which the AfD itself called on this question, said SPD parliamentary group leader Katja Pähle as justification.
The study commission was set up in the summer of 2017 at the request of the AfD and with a large part of the CDU's votes.
Their task was to investigate possible links between parties, trade unions and associations with left-wing extremists.
At the time, the SPD and the Greens criticized that the body was intended to spy out and discredit social actors.
While the study commission began its work, the majority of the state parliament blocked a committee of inquiry on the same subject, which was also requested by the AfD.
The state constitutional court declared this blockade to be legal a few weeks ago because such a committee would exceed the powers of the state parliament and run counter to the separation of powers.
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