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Sachsen-Anhalt: Linke considers candidate for Minister President election
The Left Party (Die Linke) parliamentary group in Sachsen-Anhalt is deliberating whether to nominate Eva von Angern as a candidate for Minister President. A formal decision is expected during a group meeting this coming Tuesday. The move is intended to provide an alternative to Ulrich Siegmund of the AfD, who emerged as the strongest force in the September state election with 43.8 percent of the vote.
Siegmund requires at least three additional votes from other parliamentary groups to secure an absolute majority in the first or second rounds of voting. The CDU has announced plans to leave the chamber during the vote, and the BSW intends to abstain. Von Angern, a jurist and parliamentary leader for the Left, stated that the AfD represents "backward-looking politics and a division of the country," arguing that the state needs more social security and cohesion.
While the Left is considering a candidacy for the first round of voting, the SPD has criticized the potential move, with parliamentary leader Katja Pähle describing it as a "political ego trip" and calling for a candidate acceptable to all democratic forces to prevent an AfD minister president.
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AfD · Die Linke · Eva von Angern · Sachsen-Anhalt · Saxony-Anhalt · Ulrich Siegmund
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Die Linke received 8.6 percent of the vote in the September state election. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Ulrich Siegmund needs three additional votes to achieve a majority. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The BSW party intends to abstain from the vote. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] An absolute majority of 42 votes is required for the Minister President election. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Die Linke holds eight seats in the parliament. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] Eva von Angern is considering a candidacy for Minister President. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The CDU parliamentary group has decided to leave the hall during the vote. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] The AfD received 43.8 percent of the vote in the September state election. www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dorstenerzeitung.de · www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de