Today, Sunday, the electorate in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate will vote on their government.
On the edge of the election, there is some confusion about a cover letter.
Mainz - Election day has come in Rhineland-Palatinate *.
Around 3.1 million eligible voters in the state elect their new state parliament on Sunday.
Prime Minister Malu Dreyer hopes that her government work will continue.
Whether and in what constellation the SPD * politician can continue is probably the most exciting question of the day.
Challenger Christian Baldauf (CDU) wants to keep the gap as small as possible.
An incident on election day could prove that every vote is at stake for the Christian Democrats in the Rhineland-Palatinate state election *.
The SPD Rhineland-Palatinate posted a note on Twitter with explosive content, which allegedly came from CDU circles.
State election of Rhineland-Palatinate: Alleged CDU slip of paper to election workers turned up - SPD outraged
The paper shows an excerpt from a letter addressed to election workers.
One wants to "thank" them, it says there.
And further: "When counting votes, please pay particular attention to checking the votes of the SPD so that a few ballot papers do not accidentally get there." A winking smiley follows.
Below you will find information on which channels one would like to use to exchange information on the results of the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate on election evening and that a virtual “election party” is planned.
The letter to the election officials is signed by CDU politicians Sven Koch and Thomas Weiner.
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This letter is said to have been sent to CDU circles.
© Screenshot / twitter.com/spdrlp
It is currently unclear whether the document is a genuine document or a forgery.
The Social Democrats were not entirely sure either and wrote: “Is that real?” However, the SPD also asked the Union to comment on the delicate note: “The CDU Rhineland-Palatinate and its MP Thomas Weiner have to explain immediately what that is supposed to be, "it said.
"Is that a call for election fraud?
Completely wrong! "
Alleged CDU slip of paper for the state election: The Rhineland-Palatinate FDP is also outraged
Meanwhile, there was also sharp criticism of the CDU from the ranks of the FDP *.
The FDP state chairman of Rhineland-Palatinate, Volker Wissing, wrote on Twitter: “The suggestion that competitors 'accidentally received too many ballot papers' is not funny, but rather damaging to democracy.
Democratic parties should not raise doubts about elections through unfounded suspicions.
That should be consensus, also with the CDU. "
For some Twitter users, comparisons were made with the former US President Donald Trump *.
"Wow - Trumpism in the CDU RLP," wrote one user.
Trump claims to this day that the results of the 2020 US election were falsified.
To this day, Trump, who clearly lost the election against Joe Biden *, has not been able to provide any evidence for his claims.
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