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Saxony-Anhalt election: SPD does not rule out nonpartisan premier

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Saxony-Anhalt's SPD does not rule out supporting a nonpartisan candidate for minister-president if that could resolve a political stalemate.
  • Lead candidate Armin Willingmann said the option was not his preferred first choice but should not be rejected outright.
  • The BSW proposed a nonpartisan premier governing with changing majorities, including support from the AfD, but no candidate has been identified.

Saxony-Anhalt's SPD is prepared to consider an unusual way out of a possible political deadlock: electing a nonpartisan minister-president.

Armin Willingmann, the party's lead candidate, said in Berlin that he did not view the idea as the first option. But he added that it should not be rejected in advance if it could help break a blockade.

The proposal came from the BSW, which suggested that a nonpartisan premier could govern with changing parliamentary majorities, including the AfD. It remains unclear who could fill such a role.

But if it could help break a blockade, it should not be rejected outright.

· Armin WillingmannWillingmann explained why the SPD would remain open to a nonpartisan premier.
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