Saxony-Anhalt: AfD politician Tobias Rausch is President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt
Tobias Rausch takes over the office in Magdeburg in the first round of voting
Quick Look
- Tobias Rausch was the first AfD politician in the history of the Federal Republic to be elected President of the State Parliament.
- He received 48 votes in the first round of voting at the constituent meeting in Magdeburg.
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Why It Matters
The AfD emerged as the strongest force in the state elections on September 6th.
For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, the AfD has a state parliament president. Tobias Rausch was elected to office in the first round of voting at the constituent meeting in Magdeburg.
He received 48 of 82 votes cast. The AfD parliamentary group in Magdeburg has 39 mandates. The BSW, which has five mandates, had previously announced that it would support Rausch's election. MPs from at least one other parliamentary group must also have voted for Rausch. The election took place secretly.
The AfD emerged as the clear winner of the state elections on September 6th, but missed an absolute majority. Rausch has been a member of the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt since 2016. The state Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt as a “certain right-wing extremist effort.” AfD leading candidate Ulrich Siegmund has announced that he wants to be elected prime minister in December. Mathematically, he lacks the majority for this. However, he was already convinced that he would win the election as Prime Minister in the first round.
What to Watch
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Ulrich Siegmund is planning to be elected Prime Minister in December
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Open Questions
- Which other faction voted for Rausch?
