As of: March 13, 2024, 6:36 p.m
By: Elisa Buhrke
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The AfD failed again in the state parliament vice-presidential election in Bavaria.
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Even after the 17th attempt, the AfD cannot appoint a vice president in the Bavarian state parliament.
The party fails again due to the necessary majority.
Munich - The AfD, which is under observation by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Bavaria, was once again unable to nominate a vice president for the state parliament.
This was the group's 17th attempt to have a member elected to this important parliamentary position on Wednesday.
AfD MP Oskar Atzinger was far from achieving the required majority, making him the sixth AfD candidate to fail in this legislative period.
The AfD also failed to establish a vice president in the previous legislative period.
Failed for the 17th time: No state parliament vice president from the AfD in Bavaria
Although the state parliament's rules of procedure stipulate that each parliamentary group should nominate a vice-president, in the secret election no parliamentarian can be forced to secure the necessary simple majority of votes for a candidate.
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