New Prime Minister in Thuringia: Mario Voigt heads the blackberry coalition!

New Prime Minister in Thuringia: Mario Voigt heads the blackberry coalition!

In Thuringia, a new Prime Minister is certain: Mario Voigt from the CDU was elected in the first ballot without opposing candidates. The 47-year-old leads the so-called blackberry coalition of the CDU, Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) and SPD, which, however, has no majority in the state parliament. In total, the coalition factions have only 44 out of 88, which is why Voigt rely on the voices of the left. The left-wing parliamentary group leader Christian Schaft announced this in advance, but said that his party would not tolerate the coalition and that it wanted to remain independent. "The AfD must not get a stage," he accused Voigt, who was chosen as the prime minister with a narrow voice lead, as was the mdr .

The choice was also at risk from the strong AfD, which under Björn Höcke with 32 MPs put the largest parliamentary group in the Thuringian state parliament. Höcke said that the AfD had voted against Voigt, which also complicated the situation for the choice. Voigt was sworn in immediately after the election in the state parliament and emphasized in his inaugural speech that it was important to him to represent Thuringia as a self -confident country. He wanted to focus on education, economy and health in the political work, as it is in the report of the Tagesspiegel can be read.

congratulations and challenges

After his election, Voigt received several congratulations, including from his predecessor Bodo Ramelow, who wished him every success for the upcoming challenges. These congratulations are important because the new Prime Minister with his coalition, which consists of unequal political partners, faces major tasks. Despite the support of the left, the cooperation between these parties will be put to the test in the coming months, in particular in view of the social and political pressure from their own camp and by the Afd.