BSW in Saxony wants to remain constructive in minority government

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Saxony wants to take a constructive stance towards a possible minority government of the CDU and SPD in the state. "We will not close ourselves off to good solutions and will maintain a constructive attitude - but we will make sure that our basic values are not violated," explained state chairwoman Sabine Zimmermann.

BSW expects commitments if minority government is approved

According to the head of the BSW in Saxony, it is uncertain whether Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) will survive the election for Minister President. "Without concrete commitments - for example against social cuts or for a consistent approach to asylum seekers who are obliged to leave the country - he won't get our vote."

In the opinion of the BSW, the red-black coalition means "pure standstill"

Zimmermann accused the SPD of once again acting as a majority procurer for the CDU and "paying for it with ministerial and state secretary posts". Black-Red as a minority government in Saxony meant "pure standstill". Anyone who had hoped for the most important problems in the state to be tackled will be disappointed.

"The minority government only has one good side: now the CDU and SPD, who have run the state down for ten years of joint government, have to come to an agreement with the BSW on every single law they want to pass in the state parliament," Zimmermann emphasized.

In the state elections on September 1, the CDU was the strongest party in Saxony with 31.9 percent of the vote, ahead of the AfD (30.6 percent). As the CDU categorically ruled out an alliance with the AfD and the Left Party, the only option for a majority government was an alliance between the CDU, BSW and SPD. However, the exploratory talks failed the previous week because no agreement could be reached on issues such as peace policy, migration and finances.

On Thursday evening, the CDU and SPD committees decided to start coalition negotiations to form a minority government. Such an alliance would be ten votes short of a majority in parliament.