According to Spiegel, the ‘Youth and Parliament’ simulation in the Bundestag escalated after participants displayed a so-called White Power gesture. The AfD parliamentary group is at the center of the scandal. Insults and hand signs led to a police operation.
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) said she does not want to ‘over-dramatize’ the incident. She commented cautiously on the events during the simulation, in which young people reenact parliamentary routine.
EuroPulse reported on June 9, 2026, about the Bundestag members’ waiver of a salary increase in 2025 (https://europulse.today/bundestag-diaetenerhoehung-verzicht-2025/).
Source: www.spiegel.de
