Overview

• Hornauf demands the rollback of plans to require teachers to conduct an extra weekly class hour and wants to preserve end-of-grade exams
• He has pledged to support an AfD-backed motion on property tax reform after his own proposal failed, seeking differentiated rates for private and commercial properties
• Party leaders stripped Hornauf of all committee assignments following his dissent in Interior Ministry budget votes
• The June 20 budget vote occurs in an 88-seat parliament where the SPD/BSW coalition holds just a two-seat majority, making Hornauf’s vote decisive
• SPD parliamentary leader Björn Lüttmann and BSW co-chair Niels-Olaf Lüders are actively negotiating with Hornauf and remain optimistic the budget will pass