The ‘Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht’ criticized the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution for limiting freedom of expression as they negotiated a coalition agreement in Thuringia. The agreement stipulates that the office should not operate under the vague notion of ‘delegitimizing the state.’ However, local SPD leader Georg Maier insists that surveillance will continue. This controversy reflects a broader debate among experts about the boundaries of legitimate criticism of the government and the implications for civil liberties in Germany.

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