Saxony-Anhalt: Siegmund wants to be the first AfD minister-president in December
After their election victory, the AfD want to leave as little as possible to chance. They are working on a government, but are keeping quiet about the details. The possible prime minister is positioning himself.
Ulrich Siegmund, the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, plans to be elected as the first AfD Minister-President in Germany just before Christmas. Despite not having a clear majority or coalition, Siegmund is confident of being elected in the first round with a significant majority. The AfD has 39 seats in the parliament, and while it is currently in talks with the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) party, which has 5 seats, the BSW has ruled out a coalition with the AfD.
Siegmund's party also plans to nominate Tobias Rausch as the Landtagspräsident (parliamentary president) at the upcoming constitutive session.
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