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Thuringian BSW Defectors Form New Party in State Parliament
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Thuringian BSW Defectors Form New Party in State Parliament

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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  • Stefan Wogawa, Dirk Hoffmeister and Roberto Kobelt, who left the BSW, say they have formed a new party called Deine Stimme zählt.
  • Hoffmeister says the party will prioritize practical work, the common good and arguments over ideology and exclusion.
  • The lawmakers say they currently see the greatest overlap with the governing coalition and plan to review proposals individually.

Three Thuringian lawmakers who broke away from the BSW have founded a new party, according to their own statements. They named it Deine Stimme zählt, or Your Voice Counts.

We want a policy that listens to people again.

— Dirk HoffmeisterHe described the new party’s stated political aim.

Dirk Hoffmeister presented himself as the party’s federal chairman and said the planned parliamentary group would use the same name. The party currently has fewer than ten members.

“We want a policy that listens to people again,” Hoffmeister said. He said practical work should come before ideology, the common good before exclusion, and arguments before political divisions. The group would not reject a reasonable proposal simply because it came from a party considered to be on the wrong side.

We will not reject a reasonable proposal simply because it comes from the supposedly wrong party.

— Dirk HoffmeisterHe said the group would judge proposals on their arguments rather than their party of origin.

Stefan Wogawa, previously the parliamentary manager of the Thuringian BSW parliamentary group, said the new lawmakers were not seeking a complete reversal of their parliamentary work. “At present, we see the greatest areas of agreement with the governing coalition,” he said. The group plans to examine every motion and then discuss it with those who submitted it.

At present, we see the greatest areas of agreement with the governing coalition.

— Stefan WogawaHe described the new group’s current relationship with the Thuringian governing coalition.
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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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