BSW MPs in Saxony have received "certain assurances" according to party founder Sahra Wagenknecht and therefore supported the election of CDU politician Michael Kretschmer as Minister President. Wagenknecht said in Berlin that they did not want to cause chaos when forming the government in Dresden.
According to her, the promises referred to the fact that Kretschmer would not make any cuts in certain areas and that "certain initiatives" would be possible for peace. She did not provide more details.
Wagenknecht made it clear that the voting behavior in the election of the Minister President did not mean that the BSW would tolerate the minority government in Dresden or wave through its projects.
Kretschmer was elected in Dresden in the second round of voting with 69 votes. In round two, the majority of votes cast was enough. The BSW had left it up to its members of parliament to decide.
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