Julia Clucker, president of the Bundestag of Conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), has been engaged in a furious debate with deputation about the opposition’s left and green parties, whether political and cultural symbols have a place in the German legislature.
The administration of the Bundestag, which is overseeing the cloakner, has ordered the immediate removal of the rainbow flags displayed in and around its parliamentary offices. The flag represents LGBTQ+ communities. The reason given by the administration of Bundestag is that displaying flags in Parliament “, regardless of their symbolism, is fundamental prohibited.” A spokesperson said that there were reports from the depot that the rainbow flags displayed in the windows of the office were clearly visible from outside.
Article 4 of the rules of Bundestag’s house states that “in special posters, special posters, signals, and stickers, do not be visible from outside the doors, walls, or windows, as well as the creation of windows and aspects in normal accessible buildings of German Bundestag.”
In the past, the flag was generally allowed. Now, left party mememeber Stella Meerdino said that the federal police was called to his Bundestag office due to a rainbow flag.
Proud symbols
A former Agriculture Minister Clocker, a Bundestag President from the end of March, is a combative conservative. She holds the second largest office in the country and is expected to make the Bundestag sessions independently as possible from the interests of the party to ensure that the debate is held in a factual and calm manner. So we represented Bundestag on a large scale, and thus all the depots within it. However, Clockener is known and abandoned for making provocative statements against Greens, as well as against social democrats, the junior partner’s government in the government led by his CDU.
He attracted the Ire of LGBTQ+ Deputies and those who consider themselves ally, when they opposed the race of the rainbow flown over Bundestag on Christopher Street Day, as proud is known in Germany. Raising the flag for CSD had become a tradition from 2022. Cloakner justified his refusal on the basis of neutrality.
From now on, the flag wants to be raised on 17 May against Homophobia, Bipobia and Transhobia on International Day. Although this is traditionally, the CSD marks the most important date of the year for the quir community. This year, CSD falls on 26 July. No flag wants to fly over Bundestag. Not even on a petition signed by 220,000 people for a reconsideration, which changed minimal to the Clocker.
A ‘big understanding’?
Critics say that Clockenner fails to recognize the pressures facing the queue communities at this time. Green Party member Lamya Qador told DW that the clocker shows a “big understanding” of neutrality. “We cannot make a formal discovery at a time when queuing people, and thus are influenced by generous society, attacks and disgusting rhetoric.
Chancellor Frederick Merz, a fellow member of CDU, has expressed support for Clocker. Well known Mashborger The talk show, transmitted by Public Broadcaster ARD, Merz, said “Bundestag is not a circus tent” where any flag can be raised on will. Hey said that one day of the year, May 17, when the flag of the rainbow will fly from the Parliament House.
However, on Wednesday, Merz spoke in support of the queue communities in Bundestag. “We are doing everything that we can enable people queuing up to live a good and safe life in our society,” Merz said. He said that “I am committed to ensure that this is the matter and improves.” Enmity towards Quir people, Mars said, “There is no trivial crime and not appropriate for cheap jokes.”
Like a cloakner, his duty is all new to the job. One of them, Josephine Orleb of Social Democrats, recently told German Weekly The time he also displayed the flag of a rainbow in his Bundestag office. He said “It should not happen that queue symbols are now being suppressed.”
Bundestag workers want to attend Berlin on July 26 at Berlin in this year’s CSD at another depot of Omid Nuripore of Omid, Greens, Omid Nuripore, Greens’ Omid. Unlike last year, however, there will be no Bundestag float in the parade. It is also prohibited by Clocaine.
This article was original in German
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