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New AfD state parliament president Rausch confirms special plenary session on Russia and gas deliveries

The new state parliament president Tobias Rausch has confirmed a special session on Russia, the Ukraine war and gas deliveries. This was requested by the AfD parliamentary group.

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  • The new state parliament president of Saxony-Anhalt, Tobias Rausch (AfD), has confirmed the convening of a special plenum on Russia, the Ukraine war and gas deliveries.
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Tobias Rausch was recently elected President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt as the first AfD politician.

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According to WELT information, the new state parliament president of Saxony-Anhalt, Tobias Rausch (AfD), has confirmed the convening of a special plenum on Russia, the war in Ukraine and gas deliveries to Germany. The special meeting was requested by the AfD parliamentary group. The official announcement is scheduled to take place on Wednesday afternoon.

Rausch was only elected President of the newly elected state parliament on Tuesday. The convening of the special plenum was one of the first events of his term of office. Rausch is the first AfD politician to head a German state parliament.

The requirements for such a special session are regulated by Section 55 of the State Parliament's Rules of Procedure. If a quarter of the members of the state parliament or the state government demands that it be convened, the desired subject of discussion must be specified. The President must then immediately convene the state parliament to a meeting that at least covers this subject of discussion. It must take place within a reasonable time and no later than two weeks after receipt of the application.

The AfD can achieve the required quorum on its own. After her election victory on September 6th, she represents 39 of the 83 representatives in the new state parliament.

At the constituent meeting on Tuesday, Rausch was elected President of the State Parliament in a secret vote with 48 yes votes. 29 MPs voted against him and five abstained. AfD and BSW together have 44 mandates. This meant that Rausch received at least four votes from members of other parliamentary groups.

The AfD was by far the strongest force in the state election with 43.8 percent of the vote, but narrowly missed an absolute majority in parliament. The CDU got 17.2 percent.

Maximilian Heimerzheim reports on the SPD and socio-political issues for WELT and “Politico”.

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This article was originally published by Die Welt.

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