Köppel attacks SPD protest Defends AfD election outcome

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Köppel discusses an FAZ photograph of Boris Pistorius protesting against the election of an AfD state-parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt, at a square he calls August-Bebel-Platz. He calls the action a minister's demonstration against democracy, argues that the parliamentary office reflects democratic majorities and attributes AfD gains to governing-party policies. He compares the protest to GDR political mobilization and argues that ministers should improve policy rather than oppose an elected opposition in the streets. Within this complete argument he recalls an earlier Ukraine appearance with its then defence minister, attributing to Pistorius a pledge of joint German–Ukrainian drone production and attacks deep inside Russia. He criticizes that reported pledge through German wartime history, while acknowledging that criticism of Russia's war remains possible. He then challenges FAZ and establishment extremism labels, portrays AfD as center-right mainstream and condemns left-wing expropriation proposals. A separate return after the Kaube item repeats his AfD/Left contrast. These are his political judgments and retrospective attribution, without proof of individual secret-ballot voters, an original pledge recording or a new government outcome.

In a retrospective account, Köppel attributes to a Ukraine appearance by Boris Pistorius with its then defence minister a pledge of joint German–Ukrainian drone production and strikes deep inside Russia. Köppel criticizes the reported pledge in light of Germany's wartime history and anticipated Russian perceptions, while preserving his caveat that Russia's conduct can still be criticized. The passage supplies no original statement recording, secure occasion date, completed production or specific subsequent strike.