Will there soon be a compulsory vaccination for everyone in Germany? Some are for when they were once against. How will the parties vote?
Berlin – Even before the unofficial summit between the federal and state governments on Tuesday afternoon, November 30, there were votes for mandatory vaccination. “We also have to discuss a general compulsory vaccination, otherwise we will never get out of the loop,” wrote Markus Söder (CSU), for example, on November 22nd.
Compulsory vaccination: Söder and Scholz change their minds
At the conference of the representatives of the federal states with Chancellor Angela Merkel and soon-to-be Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Union-led federal states demanded that a general compulsory vaccination should be prepared. There was nothing to be read about this in the draft resolution of the SPD states, but Olaf Scholz also spoke out in favor of an obligation. “We are in this position because not enough people are vaccinated. Therefore it is right that the members of the Bundestag decide according to their conscience about a compulsory vaccination, ”tweeted the future SPD Chancellor on Tuesday evening. Ultimately, the panel agreed to prepare a decision on compulsory vaccination.
Both Scholz and Söder have changed their minds on vaccination against the corona virus. “The rule is: No compulsory vaccination, but more freedom for those who have been vaccinated,” wrote the Bavarian Prime Minister on July 13, 2021 on Twitter. “We have to promote that more people get vaccinated. Not with a duty, but true to life, ”tweeted Scholz on September 7, 2021.
Compulsory vaccination: Wagenknecht accuses Söder and Scholz of “breaking his word”
The left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht threw Scholz and other politicians in the world “Breach of word” on the question of mandatory vaccination. Wagenknecht himself is not vaccinated either. For this she is criticized by her own party. The executive committee of the Left spoke out in a resolution for a general duty. The parliamentary group of the party will exchange views on the issue, said parliamentary group manager Jan Korte der German press agency“Should we actually need a mandatory vaccination, then only because the black-red federal government has failed in its vaccination campaign on the broadest front.”
Video: Scholz for compulsory vaccination
The Greens chairman Robert Habeck is also open to a general vaccination requirement. However, he pointed out in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung“To point out that it is already too late to break the current wave – even if it came right away. In the FDP parliamentary group there are “both attitudes”, said the previous parliamentary group vice-chairman Stephan Thomae on Wednesday German press agency. However, he could not yet estimate how large the proportion of FDP MPs opposed to mandatory vaccination
The Bundestag should vote on mandatory vaccinations without being compulsory for parliamentary groups
According to Olaf Scholz, the MPs should decide “according to their conscience” about compulsory vaccination. This removes the so-called parliamentary group obligation. Although the representatives in the Bundestag should actually always vote according to their own conscience, the unofficial rule of parliamentary group compulsory or group discipline applies in the German parliament. This means that each group or party discusses in advance how the members will vote. Most of them stick to this agreement. If the parliamentary group requirement is lifted, it is not clear in advance which party will vote for or against a law. The decision on marriage for everyone in 2015 was also carried out without any group pressure.
If the MPs orient themselves to the wishes of the population, the law would have to pass through the Bundestag. According to the RTL trend barometer, 73 percent of citizens are now in favor of a general vaccination requirement. 25th
Percent are against a general vaccination requirement. Only AfD supporters (65 percent) are against a general compulsory vaccination. The AfD currently seems to be the only party that uniformly opposes the compulsory vaccination. AfD parliamentary group leader Tino Chrupalla expects that no member of his parliamentary group will vote for a general vaccination requirement like him dpa said. (lb with dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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