4 current election programs in Thuringia have points on this topic.
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Program for the 2024 Thuringia state election
The AfD calls for ending the sanctions against Russia and for resuming and expanding trade with the country. It justifies this with the importance of cheap Russian natural gas for Thuringia's economy.
The AfD wants to end the sanctions against Russia. Sanctions are trade penalties between countries. Thuringia should trade more with Russia again. The AfD says gas from Russia was cheap and important for companies.
Program for the 2024 Thuringia state election
The BSW condemns Russia's attack on Ukraine but calls for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations without preconditions. The federal government should take its own diplomatic initiative to that end. In the party's view, arms deliveries have failed and sanctions mainly hurt the German economy.
The BSW wants the war in Ukraine to end soon. The fighting should stop right away. Then both sides should talk. The German government should help with this. The BSW thinks sending weapons is wrong.
The BSW wants the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) properly equipped but opposes enlarging it or arming up. Instead of confrontation, the party calls for de-escalation, new disarmament treaties and shared security in Europe. It views the deployment of combat units to NATO's eastern flank with concern.
The BSW wants a well-equipped German army. But the army should not grow bigger. The BSW wants fewer weapons in Europe. New treaties should help with that. Countries should work together for security.
The BSW opposes what it sees as a creeping militarization of schools. The Bundeswehr should not recruit young people at Thuringia's schools, since it has its own information centers. There should be no military or civil defense lessons in schools.
The BSW wants the army out of schools. The army should not recruit young people there. The army has its own advice centers for that. There should also be no lessons about war and defense.
Program for the 2024 Thuringia state election
The CDU backs the mission of the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) to protect Germany and its partners and to deter adversaries within NATO and the EU. It wants to bring additional units to Thuringia and to approve and carry out Bundeswehr construction projects faster.
The CDU supports the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces. It wants new troops to be based in Thuringia. Buildings for the armed forces should be approved faster. The state's building authority should be well equipped for this.
Program for the 2024 Thuringia state election
The Left rejects arms exports and calls for more diplomatic initiatives and mutual disarmament. It condemns Russia's attack on Ukraine and recognizes the right of attacked states to defend themselves. Instead of money for rearmament, it demands a federal multibillion package for education, the environment and social programs.
The Left is against selling weapons abroad. It wants more talks to end wars. Countries should reduce their weapons together. The party condemns Russia's war against Ukraine. Money should go to education and social needs instead of weapons.
The Left wants to ban visits by Bundeswehr youth officers to educational institutions in Thuringia entirely. Peaceful conflict resolution is to get more room in schools.
The German army sometimes sends officers into schools. The Left wants to ban this. Schools should talk more about peaceful ways to solve conflicts.