Sachsen-Anhalt: CDU-Landesvize Tullner: Wir sind „keine AfD-Hilfstruppe“
Wie reagiert die CDU auf die Forderung, den AfD-Politiker Siegmund zum Ministerpräsidenten zu wählen? Landesvize Tullner schließt eine Unterstützung der AfD aus.
CDU Landesvize Marco Tullner of Saxony-Anhalt has firmly rejected the idea of voting Ulrich Siegmund, an AfD politician, as the Minister-President. He stated that as opposition, the CDU should never elect Siegmund as Minister-President, adding that they are not an aid force for the AfD. Other CDU Landtagsfraktion members expressed similar views.
Previously, former CDU Landtag member Alexander Räuscher had advocated for Siegmund's election, stating that the election results required Siegmund to become Minister-President and that the CDU should facilitate his victory. Räuscher believes that the CDU should vote for Siegmund because it is what the voters want. He admits that he would have stomachaches voting for Siegmund in the Landtag but would do it nonetheless, emphasizing that they must move forward now.
Siegmund needs three votes from outside his party to win, as his AfD faction has only 39 votes, and he plans to run in the first round of the December election. The BSW announced it would abstain, leaving Siegmund relying on three votes from other parties. Newly elected CDU Landtag President Tobias Rausch had recently claimed he had also received CDU votes, as reported by the news portal Nius.
When asked if Siegmund could rely on four CDU votes for the Minister-President election, Rausch said they had agreed on this arrangement.
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