Thuringia: The Left rejects accusations of deliberate collaboration with the AfD | EUROtoday

The Left rejects the accusation that it intentionally accepted a majority with the AfD within the Thuringian state parliament. The vote on an utility for funding for sports activities amenities final Thursday was a “random majority,” mentioned the chairman of the left-wing faction, Christian Schaft, when requested by the dpa information company. The chairwoman of the Left parliamentary group, Heidi Reichinnek, emphasised that there had been no prior session with the AfD.

The utility was entitled “Save sports facilities – a new Golden Plan for Sport is needed”. The Left parliamentary group is looking for a Federal Council initiative for a nationwide funding program to renovate dilapidated sports activities amenities. The movement was authorized final Thursday with 32 sure votes – supported by MPs from the Left and the AfD. There had been 30 no votes from the ranks of the federal government factions.

The majority state of affairs within the Thuringian state parliament is tough; there’s a stalemate between the coalition and the opposition. Prime Minister Mario Voigt leads the one so-called blackberry coalition in Germany made up of the CDU, BSW and SPD. The Thuringian AfD is classed and monitored by the state Office for the Protection of the Constitution as positively right-wing extremist.

Missing representatives tip the steadiness

“This random majority would not have existed if the coalition and its representatives had been present,” mentioned Schaft. There is not any majority within the state parliament for both the opposition or the federal government. Both the opposition factions and the federal government coalition have 44 seats every. According to the data, a number of members of the coalition factions weren’t current on the time of the vote.

Schaft denied that his group had anticipated the AfD’s approval. “We had no feedback from the AfD in advance about how they would respond to our proposals,” mentioned the Left parliamentary group chief.

Reichinnek additionally rejects the accusation

Reichinnek mentioned on the ntv discuss present “Pinar Atalay” that the AfD initially signaled rejection of the appliance after which “spontaneously changed its mind and agreed”. The chairwoman of the Left parliamentary group additionally criticized the truth that a number of members of the Thuringian authorities coalition weren’t current in the course of the vote.