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AfD Files Second No‑Confidence Motion in Thuringia, Nominates Björn Höcke

The motion forces a successor vote that the AfD cannot win because it lacks the 45‑member majority required by the state constitution.

Misstrauensvotum im Landtag: Höcke will Voigt stürzen, kriegt aber keine Stimmen von den Linken
Die AfD im Thüringer Landtag kann bei ihrem für Freitag angesetzten konstruktiven Misstrauensvotum gegen Ministerpräsident Mario Voigt (CDU) nicht auf Stimmen des BSW zählen. Das stellte die Landtagsfraktion des BSW in Erfurt nochmals klar.

Overview

  • The AfD parliamentary group announced a constructive no‑confidence motion and put forward faction leader Björn Höcke as its candidate for minister‑president, with a Landtag vote scheduled for Friday.
  • Thuringia's constitution bars removing a minister‑president unless the Landtag elects a successor by majority, which sets a 45‑vote threshold for the AfD to succeed.
  • The AfD is the largest single faction with 32 seats, so it falls short of the required votes and would need cross‑party defections to remove Mario Voigt.
  • The Left's state leadership has explicitly ruled out voting for Höcke and warned that democratic factions should not enable his candidacy, and CDU, SPD and BSW have also signaled opposition to Höcke.
  • This repeats an earlier February attempt triggered by the revocation of Voigt's doctoral title and is seen as a continued AfD tactic to pressure the regional government and probe opposition unity, with possible effects on local stability and party alignments.