Grimma's ex-Mayor Berger wants to become Saxony's Prime Minister!

Grimma's ex-Mayor Berger wants to become Saxony's Prime Minister!

Grimma, Deutschland - Matthias Berger, the former mayor of Grimma, has revealed his ambitions to become Prime Minister of Saxony. The experienced politician, who steered Grimma's fortunes for 23 years, competes against the incumbent Michael Kretschmer (CDU) as the top candidate of the free voters. Berger, who was elected to the Saxon state parliament with a direct mandate in autumn, would like to act as a "cross -party candidate" and involve all factions represented in the state parliament. He recently presented his three-way paper with a focus on digitization, energy supply, cost of living and infrastructure, while Kretschmer relies on a 110-page coalition contract draft, such as Tagesschau.de reported.

elections in December

The return of the Saxon state parliament to secret election of the prime minister is scheduled for the coming Wednesday. In the first ballot, the incumbent needs an absolute majority of 61 of the 120 votes. However, Kretschmer is under pressure: his desired minority government with the SPD is currently missing ten votes, and the AfD has already signaled not to support him. If there is no decision in the first ballot, the majority of the votes cast will be sufficient in the second ballot, as mdr.de

Berger has big plans and emphasizes his intention to establish a government based on Swiss model, which is to be brought to experts. The competition for the prime ministerial election promises to become an exciting political duel, while voters wait and see who will ultimately lead the fortunes of the Free State of Saxony.