AfD politician Tobias Rausch became speaker of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt. This is the first case where a parliament in one of Germany's federal states is led by an AfD representative. His election provoked criticism from the Greens, the Left Party, and the SPD, who speak of a breach of the political barrier previously maintained against the AfD. Welt ↗
The Greens and the Left Party are also questioning the stance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). According to them, lawmakers from the CDU or other parties could have helped Rausch secure the necessary majority. However, CDU representatives stated that the party voted unanimously and rejected the possibility of their lawmakers crossing over to the AfD. Tagesspiegel ↗
The voting of lawmakers from the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) also raised questions. The BSW had already signaled before the vote that it would support the AfD candidate. AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt Ulrich Siegmund openly hoped before the vote for support from lawmakers in other factions and claimed that there were potential defectors among them. Welt ↗
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted the possibility that Rausch could have been helped by votes from the SPD, the Greens, or the Left Party as part of a so-called false-flag operation. CDU state government secretary Susi-Maria Güler, on the other hand, stated that votes from the CDU could also have been behind his election. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The AfD wants to form a state government in Saxony-Anhalt and continues negotiations on support from the BSW. The outcome of the parliamentary vote could therefore also influence further negotiations on the distribution of political power in the state. El Pais ↗
AfD secures parliament speaker position in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU faces criticism
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