Mario Voigt: Thüringens Regierungschef gibt Kampf um Doktortitel auf
Nach Monaten politischen Drucks beendet Ministerpräsident Voigt einen Rechtsstreit um seinen Doktortitel. Was die vergangenen Landtagswahlen mit seiner Entscheidung zu tun haben.
Erfurt - Shortly before a vote on an AfD motion to dissolve the Thuringian Landtag, Thuringia's Minister-President Mario Voigt declared the legal dispute over his doctoral title to be over. As Minister-President, he directed his attention to citizens, the CDU politician said in a press conference at the Thuringian Landtag. "That's why I decided to put an end to the legal dispute over my dissertation."
The oppositional AfD, with its Land Party and Fraction Leader Björn Höcke, had continually directed the spotlight on the issue, putting political pressure on Voigt. The AfD faction had already raised two constructive no-confidence motions in the Thuringian Landtag, intended to topple Voigt, but failed. Voigt's announcement to end the legal dispute over his doctoral thesis came a half hour before a special session of the Landtag, which was to decide on the dissolution of the parliament on an AfD faction request.
However, it is considered unlikely that the two-thirds majority necessary for this will be achieved. Voigt said that attempts would be made to sow discord and chaos.
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