Thüringen: Zwei BSW-Abgeordnete gegen Voigt: Brombeer-Koalition in Erfurt bröckelt
Zwei BSW-Mitglieder verlassen die Fraktionslinie und wollen CDU-Ministerpräsident Voigt nicht mehr unterstützen. Damit wird die Lage in Erfurt immer komplizierter.
Erfurt, Germany – The Thuringian Brombeer-Koalition, comprised of CDU, SPD, and BSW parties, is crumbling. Unlike the majority of the BSW faction in Erfurt's Landtag, two lawmakers, Anke Wirsing and Sven Küntzel, no longer wish to back government chief Mario Voigt (CDU). As a result, Thuringia now has a premier who "currently only stands at the head of a minority government because we two BSW lawmakers no longer carry him," Wirsing and Küntzel explained.
The Brombeer coalition, the only one of its kind nationwide, had previously only secured 44 of 88 seats in the Erfurt Landtag. Consequently, it relied on at least indirect support from the opposition Left faction from the start, as it did not want to be dependent on the AfD, the largest opposition party. Without the two BSW lawmakers, the coalition cannot hold.
If the Left joins forces, remaining coalition lawmakers could still secure majorities. The escalation stems from a conflict within the BSW. The party leadership had urged Thuringian party friends to no longer support Voigt due to the TU Chemnitz revoking his doctorate. Despite this, 13 out of 15 BSW lawmakers decided to remain in the Brombeer-Koalition during a faction meeting on Monday.
Wirsing, who serves on the BSW federal board, had initially backed the break from the Brombeer-Koalition at the party congress.
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