Left-wing politician considers election date during the vacations disrespectful

Saxon Left Party member of the Bundestag Sören Pellmann sharply criticizes the date for the early federal election on 23 February 2025. "The date that has now been negotiated in the backroom lies in the middle of the major winter vacations in the most populous federal state in eastern Germany. I think this is completely irresponsible," said the politician from Leipzig, speaking of "disrespect on the part of a West German federal government". The winter vacations in Saxony run from February 17 to March 1.

Leftists want to be the loud voice of East Germans in the Bundestag

Pellmann accused the SPD, Greens and CDU in the federal government of taking carnival and vacations in West German states into consideration, but not the situation in Saxony. "This disrespectful election date alone is a great motivation for me to fight for a strong result for the Left Party in order to continue to be the loud voice of East Germans in parliament." Pellmann won a direct mandate in the last Bundestag election in 2021, enabling his party to enter the Bundestag together with two other left-wingers.

Left-wingers in Saxony feel well prepared for the Bundestag election

Meanwhile, the left-wingers in Saxony feel well prepared for the Bundestag election. The direct candidates are to be nominated this year, the state list at the beginning of January, the party announced. The traffic light system as a whole has failed, but the FDP must still be named separately, said party chairman Stefan Hartmann. The fact that the CDU is now acting as a savior is silly. Three of the four current Left Party members of parliament would run again.

The Saxon Left Party leaders, Hartmann and Susanne Schaper, were also not happy about the election date. Who likes sticking up election posters in sub-zero temperatures or standing on the street at an election stand, they said.