Saxony: AfD chief desires to run in prime minister election | EUROtoday

AfD social gathering and parliamentary group chief Jörg Urban has made his candidacy for the workplace of Prime Minister in Saxony official. He will submit a corresponding software, stated Urban in Dresden. However, he does not need to take a look at whether or not he’ll get into the ring within the first spherical on Wednesday. He emphasised that he wouldn’t reveal the technique of the candidacy.

Incumbent Michael Kretschmer (CDU) is operating for re-election within the state parliament election. In addition, Matthias Berger, the candidate of the Free Voters, is operating. An absolute majority of votes is required within the first spherical of voting. Accordingly, 61 of the 120 parliamentarians should agree. In the second spherical, nearly all of votes solid is enough. The vote takes place by secret poll.

Urban made it clear that Kretschmer wouldn’t get a vote from the ranks of the AfD. He justified this with Kretschmer’s “left-wing course”. He is hoping for borrowed votes from the Left and the Greens. In doing so, Kretschmer is placing himself on the mercy of the “left-wing bloc” and can proceed to pursue left-wing politics.

No “no” votes

In the election of Saxony’s Prime Minister, constitutional lawyer Michael Brenner believes that there shouldn’t be the opportunity of a no vote for a number of candidates. Brenner writes in a report that there are even “compelling constitutional reasons” towards granting such an choice.

The constitutional expectation is geared toward electing a minority prime minister and shouldn’t be undermined by the potential for blocking the no choice. The related article within the Saxon structure goals to “enable the formation of a government, not prevent it”. Including a no choice would run counter to this, as Brenner writes. Brenner holds the chair for German and European constitutional and administrative regulation on the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.

The Green group introduced on Monday that it might submit an software for the choice to vote no. The no votes within the second spherical of voting could be notably related as a result of then solely a easy majority is required. Whoever will get extra votes than the opposite choices mixed wins the election; abstentions aren’t counted.