Kretschmer rules out move to Berlin

Kretschmer: confronting the AfD in future

Kretschmer believes that the minority government he is aiming for also offers the opportunity to confront the AfD in terms of content. The CDU and SPD want to introduce a so-called consultation mode in which all parliamentary groups can comment on proposed legislation. "If all parliamentary groups can now make proposals for laws, then we will see who is seriously involved and who is just badmouthing everything," said Kretschmer.

The CDU leader also asked for time to allow the work of a minority government to settle in. "The whole thing very much depends on a state government recognizing that it does not have its own majority and approaching the other parliamentary groups. And it thrives on the fact that there are MPs and parliamentary groups in the state parliament who are willing to cooperate. That will probably also have to develop," said Kretschmer.

A minority government would be a novelty in Saxony. Originally, a blackberry coalition of CDU, BSW and SPD had also been explored. However, the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance abandoned the exploratory talks because they could not agree on key issues such as peace, migration and financial policy.