In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD parliamentary group leader Ulrich Siegmund unexpectedly announced that he would also run in several rounds of voting for the election of the Minister-President, while the CDU intends to decide its approach to the AfD pragmatically on a case-by-case basis. #SachsenAnhalt #UlrichSiegmund #CDU (translated)
"We may have to reassess the situation. Whether I run for a second or third time - or someone else - we will see," said Siegmund to the "Magdeburger Volksstimme." #AfD #SachsenAnhalt #Wahlgänge (translated)
Bernd F. criticized the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt and accused them of not voting in the first two rounds and voting against Ulrich Siegmund in the third. If this calculation works out, Schulze will remain the acting Minister President, he wrote. From his perspective, the approach goes against the will of the voters; the CDU is willing to use any means to retain its power. He described this as repugnant and intolerable for democrats. #Demokratie #Wahlen #CDU (translated)
GFrei.News reported that Sven Schulze leaves the room in fear as soon as Ulrich Siegmund enters, and speculates that CDU representatives also left the room during the election of the Minister President. This could prevent a CDU representative from voting according to their conscience, as required by the Basic Law, according to the article. The tactic could work in the first two ballots, provided that the BSW does not vote for Siegmund, GFrei.News explained. A majority of all members of the state parliament is needed for this. In the third round of voting, however, only a majority of those present is required, which is why the AfD would then surely win – unless the CDU is back in the room and Schulze has control over his representatives. GFrei.News claimed that Schulze and his ministers could remain in office throughout the entire legislative period if the CDU successfully stays absent, since the AfD would need a two-thirds majority for a new election. Schulze is apparently trying to continue governing for five years without an election in this way, the account wrote. https://t.co/VLjBRwCQuR #Ministerpräsidentenwahl #Demokratie #CDU (translated)
Severin Tatarczyk wrote that CDU representatives in Saxony-Anhalt, according to a proposal, should follow the first two rounds of voting for the election of the Minister President from the plenary hall and return only for the third. He stated that the required majority would remain the same in the first two rounds even without the CDU, while their lack of opposing votes in the third round could help the AfD candidate succeed. Tatarczyk criticized the approach as a politically humiliating spectacle and wrote that the faction wanted to avoid suspicion of dissenting votes. However, when returning for the third round, the problem of potential dissenters would still remain; in tight majority situations, even an abstention could be decisive. He also estimated that Siegmund would try to take political advantage of the situation, possibly aiming for a new election. #CDU #SachsenAnhalt #Ministerpräsidentenwahl (translated)
