Abspaltung im Landtag: Thüringer BSW-Fraktion zerbricht – Höcke will Neuwahl
Aus einem Patt wird eine Minderheitsregierung: In Thüringen bröckelt die BSW-Fraktion. An der Mehrheitssuche ändert sich dadurch wenig. Doch die AfD plant schon das nächste Spektakel.
A surprising split has occurred within Thuringia's Thuringian Social Democratic Party (BSW) just days before the state's election. Three party members, Stefan Wogawa, Dirk Hoffmeister, and Roberto Kobelt, have left the BSW group and their party, retaining their parliamentary seats. They have formed a new party called "Deine Stimme zählt" (Your Vote Counts).
Wogawa explained that he had to spend more time defending the BSW against destructive attacks from party leadership. The move has shaken the fragile coalition in Thuringia. Opposition leftists have dubbed the situation "chaos days in Thuringia." The BSW's conflict with the Thuringian BSW Landtag party, led by Katja Wolf, began in 2024.
The next big test: a BSW state party convention in Thuringia, where it may be decided whether Thuringian BSW members should remain involved in the government. BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht opposes continued government participation in Erfurt. The once-powerful coalition has now become a minority government, which could be overthrown by the opposition in the legislature.
Bodo Ramelow (Left) led Thuringia in his second term with a minority coalition of leftists, greens, and social democrats. AfD Thuringia's Björn Höcke is using the opportunity to attack Voigt and his government. He announced a motion for the Landtag's dissolution and a new election. Wagenknecht had campaigned for the BSW leadership post but stepped aside.
Höcke now aims to be the Thuringia state premier. The BSW's internal conflicts were reignited by suggestions that the party might endorse an AfD premier through abstention in the crucial vote.
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