Thuringia: Three lawmakers leave the state BSW parliamentary group
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- Three lawmakers have left the BSW party and parliamentary group in Thuringia, reducing its size from 15 to 12 members.
- The change ends the previous 44-44 deadlock between governing and opposition parties, leaving the opposition with 47 seats against the governing parties’ 41.
- The shift further weakens the minority government led by Minister-President Mario Voigt of the CDU.
Three lawmakers have left Thuringia’s BSW party and parliamentary group, ending the 44-44 deadlock in the state parliament and shifting the balance toward the opposition.
BSW parliamentary group leader Sigrid Hupach announced the departures in the Landtag. The governing group now has 12 members, down from 15.
Before the departures, the governing parties, the CDU, SPD and BSW, held 44 seats, matching the opposition AfD and the Left party. The new balance is 41 seats for the governing parties and 47 for the opposition.
The change further weakens the minority government of Minister-President Mario Voigt, a CDU politician. The situation was still developing, with the account noting that it would be updated.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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