Thuringia in traffic jam: CDU fights AfD blockade of the election committees!

Thuringia in traffic jam: CDU fights AfD blockade of the election committees!

Coburg, Deutschland - In the Thuringian state parliament it rumbles again. The CDU parliamentary group has started a new attempt to fill the election committees for judges and prosecutors. Despite a complete personnel proposal from her faction, the Situation is tense, because a two-thirds majority of the MPs are necessary for the occupation, which also requires the votes of the AfD. So far, however, this has blocked the occupation, in response to the repeated rejection of their candidates for the Vice Presidential Office in the state parliament.

AfD parliamentary group leader Björn Höcke has made it clear that the blockade is not simply lifted as long as the AfD does not influence the control of the constitutional protection in important committees. This leads to an uncertain situation in relation to the appeal of new judges and prosecutors in Thuringia, such as lto.de Höcke insists on the demand to choose two AfD members of the control committee, which is vehemently rejected by the other factions.

The situation at a glance

The AfD with its 32 MPs has a blocking minority in the state parliament and can thus prevent the elections of the election committees. These committees are crucial because they are entrusted with the appointment of judges and prosecutors. Without an agreement on the occupation remains unclear when these committees can be fully occupied, which endangers the functionality of the judiciary.

The CDU also submitted the proposal in its considerations to implement the filling of the committees with MPs from various political groups; Three candidates from the CDU, two of the BSW and one of AfD, SPD and left are intended. However, it is difficult to achieve the required two -thirds majority, since the AfD denies consent.

a stuck system

like mdr.de , the election of the members for the election committees failed last Thursday, since the candidates from CDU, BSW, SPD and left did not receive the necessary majority. A clear strategy shows in the behavior of the AfD: The refusal of consent for committee staffing is related to the lack of majorities for your own candidate Jörg Prophet.

In addition, the CDU has criticized the blockade and demands an end to stagnation. It's not just about power games, but above all about making the judiciary capable again. Because without the full committees, the appointments of new judges and prosecutors are on the brink, which is a risky situation for the entire judicial landscape in Thuringia.

The uncertainty about the future occupation of the important offices once again shows how fragile the political situation in Thuringia is. With a rigid hold on blockages, the formation of a functioning government work is very endangered.