BSW rejects post pact with AfD in Saxony-Anhalt
Quick Look
- BSW co-chair Amira Mohamed Ali denies reports of a post pact with the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt and emphasizes that the BSW will not elect the AfD candidate for the state parliament presidency.
- In the state elections, the AfD won 39 seats and the BSW won 5 seats.
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Why It Matters
In the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD was the strongest force with 39 votes, but without a majority. The CDU, Left, Greens and SPD also have 39 seats, the BSW has 5 seats.
The federal co-chair of the BSW, Amira Mohamed Ali, rejects reports of a post pact with the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt for the presidium of the state parliament. “There is no such deal,” says Mohamed Ali on the ARD talk show “Maischberger”.
The BSW will not vote for the AfD candidate out of principle and will also “not put forward a candidate for the office of state parliament vice-president,” emphasized Mohamed Ali. “The stronger factions would apply for the nomination of the deputy presidents of the state parliament accordingly. And we don’t have a deal with the AfD on this,” said the BSW politician.
The AfD was clearly the strongest force in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, but with 39 votes it does not have a majority in the state parliament. This would require 42 votes. The CDU, Left, Greens and SPD together also have 39 seats, the BSW has 5 seats.
Mohamed Ali confirmed in the ARD program that the BSW would not vote for the AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund in a possible election for prime minister, but would abstain.
Open Questions
- Which factions will ultimately nominate the candidates for the state parliament presidency?
- How will the BSW vote in the election of the state parliament vice president?
