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"Must be released": Aiwanger under fire after scandal - Federal Returning Officer checks Twitter post

2021-09-29T20:34:52.563Z


For the Free Voters, the Bundestag election was a used evening. The party failed at the five percent hurdle and its chairman caused horror with a tweet.


For the Free Voters, the Bundestag election was a used evening.

The party failed at the five percent hurdle and its chairman caused horror with a tweet.

Munich / Wiesbaden - Excitement about Aiwanger: In the case of the election forecasts published in advance by Free Voters Party leader Hubert Aiwanger, the Federal Returning Officer is examining a violation of the electoral law. There is a possibility that Aiwanger has violated Paragraph 32 (2) of the Federal Electoral Act with his post on the online short message service Twitter, said the Federal

Returning Officer

on Monday in

response

to a

dpa

request.

In the relevant passage of law it says: "The publication of the results of voter surveys after voting on the content of the voting decision is not permitted before the end of the election period." Aiwanger has not responded to inquiries about the incident in the Bundestag election.

The post was immediately deleted from the Twitter account.

According to the law, Aiwangers face a fine of up to 50,000 euros.

Bundestag election: Hubert Aiwanger scandal - Söder announces reappraisal

The free voter boss published the preliminary forecast results of a polling institute on his Twitter account on Sunday afternoon - even before the polling stations were closed - and combined this with a final call for the free voters. The CSU accused him of manipulating the election. “That doesn't work at all,” said Prime Minister Markus Söder and announced that it would be dealt with. "You have to talk again about how things are going to go on." He demanded from Aiwanger at the same time a "return to practical work" and again a style that would do justice to the government offices that you have. The Prime Minister called the incident "unique in the history of the Federal Republic". CSU General Secretary Markus Blume spoke of Aiwanger's approach as "unheard of". Flower tweeted:“An unbelievable case of election manipulation and voter influence. That is deeply undemocratic and must have consequences "

The general secretary of the Bavarian SPD, Arif Tasdelen, said: “Aiwanger is no longer acceptable and must be dismissed by Prime Minister Söder.” And FDP state chief Daniel Föst said: “Posting out advance payments is embarrassing and unprofessional.

So it fits into the picture with the Free Voters and above all with Aiwanger. "

(Cg with dpa)

He will be the bird of paradise in the new Bundestag: Stefan Seidler moves into parliament for the South Schleswig voters' association.

A special regulation makes it possible.

Source: merkur

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