Saxony-Anhalt: Von Angern is considering running against Siegmund

AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund wants to become prime minister in December, but he is three votes short of a majority. The Left is considering whether to send its own candidate into the race.

Magdeburg. Saxony-Anhalt's left-wing parliamentary group leader Eva von Angern is considering running against AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund in the prime ministerial election. Her group is discussing “putting together a real alternative in the form of its own candidate for the office of Prime Minister,” von Angern told the “Magdeburger Volksstimme”.

When asked, a spokesman for the Left parliamentary group confirmed that a decision should be made at the parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday. The idea initially applies to a first round of voting, it was said.

Eva von Angern was the left's top candidate for the state election in September for the second time after 2021. The lawyer is particularly committed to social justice in parliament. There, the Left parliamentary group leader is also one of the most vehement critics of the AfD.

In the state elections on September 6th, the Left came in fifth place with 8.6 percent. The AfD was by far the strongest force with 43.8 percent.

Siegmund would like to stand for election in the Magdeburg parliament in December. He is dependent on three votes from other ranks. The CDU parliamentary group has decided to leave the hall during the election - however, a CDU MP has announced that he wants to remain in the hall. The BSW wants to abstain. It is therefore unclear how Siegmund will achieve a majority.

The Left has eight seats in parliament. An absolute majority is required in the first and second rounds of the Prime Minister election - that is 42 votes.