Lawmakers in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday elected Tobias Rausch, a politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), as their president. The 35-year-old Rausch is the first representative of this party to lead a parliamentary body in one of Germany's federal states. Der Standard ↗
Rausch received four votes more than the AfD and Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) lawmakers have combined. The result therefore suggests that lawmakers from other parties also backed his election. According to political reactions, these may have included lawmakers from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The AfD won the recent state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, which is located in eastern Germany. aktuality.sk ↗
The inaugural session in Magdeburg was accompanied by protests against the AfD. Reports said hundreds of people gathered in front of the parliament building. Rausch's election drew criticism from the Greens, who announced that they would defend democratic principles. The political debate centers mainly on the established parties' previous efforts not to support the AfD in filling important posts. teraz.sk ↗
According to reports, Rausch also intends to remain general secretary of his party. His election represents a new development in the AfD's position at the state level and may affect further negotiations between parties in Saxony-Anhalt. Welt ↗
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Zwischen betretenem Schweigen und Siegmunds Grinsen: Tobias Rausch wird erster AfD-Landtagspräsident
Tagesspiegel
| 14:32 06.10.
AfD-Mann Rausch kommt leichter ins Amt des Landtagspräsidenten als gedacht
Der Standard
| 14:20 06.10.
Historische Wahl in Magdeburg: Die Brandmauer fällt zusammen – und mit ihr die CDU
Tagesspiegel
| 13:59 06.10.
AfD prvýkrát získala predsedu krajinského parlamentu. Pomôcť jej mohli aj hlasy CDU
aktuality.sk
| 14:04 06.10.
AfD prvýkrát od vzniku obsadila post predsedu krajinského parlamentu
teraz.sk
| 13:59 06.10.
„Ein Sieg, den die AfD in diesem Maße vielleicht selbst nicht erwartet hat“
Welt
| 13:55 06.10.
La extrema derecha consigue la primera presidencia de un Parlamento en Alemania: “Terminó la idiotez del cordón sanitario”:
El Pais
| 13:48 06.10.
Erster AfD-Landtagspräsident: Grüne nach Rausch-Wahl: Heute wurde eine Grenze überschritten
n-tv
| 14:12 06.10.
V sále panovalo ticho: Politik z AfD poprvé stanul v čele parlamentu
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| 14:10 06.10.
Ticho, pak potlesk. Zástupce AfD se stal poprvé předsedou zemského směnu
idnes.cz
| 14:01 06.10.
Další milník pro AfD. Její politik se stal poprvé předsedou regionálního parlamentu
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| 13:37 06.10.
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