Unsuccessful election in a state legislature.

Governmental Affairs - Unsuccessful election in a state legislature.

Before the summer break, several elections in Thuringia's state parliament had negative results again. In one instance, André Blechschmidt, belonging to the Left party, received 56 "yes" votes and 27 "no" votes with a single abstention. This fell short of the needed two-thirds majority by the parliament members.

Another candidate seeking a substitute seat in the Thuringian Constitutional Court also failed to achieve that key milestone. This candidate had previously missed the crucial majority once, causing dismay among the Red-Red-Green faction's lawmakers.

The most significant obstacle was the failure to fill the parliamentary control commission, which was supposed to oversee the state Office for the Protection of the Constitution. This commission can only function when fully staffed. Currently, a commission from the previous parliament is still operating, which the state parliament administration claims can no longer work following the state elections.

The control commission could potentially be re-elected in the following week. If the Left party decides to nominate Blechschmidt again, they would require prior consent in the Council of Elders. If no consensus is reached by then, it is unclear how this situation will progress.

"CDU's continued resistance in Thuringia to comply with the laws while aligning parliamentary control of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution demonstrates their lack of political responsibility," commented Steffen Dittes, head of the Left party's faction.

The control commission is essential. "It seems that party-strategic maneuvers hold higher importance for the CDU than the effective functioning of Thuringia's parliamentary oversight of the secret service."

Source: https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/inhalt/Thueringen/%C3%BCberg-CDU-blockiert-Blechschmidt-konkreter-Nachfolger-f%C3%BCr-Wagner-nicht-ausgew%C3%A4hlt-ID%3A4697704/

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1. Despite the CDU's resistance, discussions regarding the re-election of André Blechschmidt to the control commission in the Thuringian Parliament are ongoing, as the current commission from the previous parliament is no longer functioning effectively following the state election.
2. The recent state election in Thuringia's Parliament has led to a stalemate in filling the parliamentary control commission, which is responsible for overseeing the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
3. The Thuringian Parliament, during the summer break, faced multiple setbacks in elections for key positions, including the failure of the CDU candidate to achieve the required majority for a substitute seat in the Thuringian Constitutional Court.
4. The momentum for a successful election in the Thuringian Parliament was disrupted with the Left party's candidate, André Blechschmidt, falling short of the necessary two-thirds majority, less than a month before the summer break.

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