German State Ministers Scrap Unanimity Rule Amid AfD Concerns
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German state ministers scrap unanimity rule amid AfD concerns
A decades-old unanimity rule concerning decisions by Germany’s Conference of Interior Ministers has been scrapped due to concerns that a state ministry controlled by the far-right could block joint decisions.
The Home Affairs Conference officially abandoned its unanimity principle. This measure was already in the run-up to the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt in the light of a ...
AfD-Frontmann Siegmund wants to stand up for election as Prime Minister in Saxony-Anhalt in December. Now the interior ministers of the countries break with an old principle.
The Conference of Interior Ministers overturns the unanimity: 13 votes will be enough for decisions in the future to prevent blockades by the AfD.
The Ministers of the Interior of the German Federal Lands decided to amend the voting rules at the joint conferences to prevent the possible blocking of decisions by representatives of the Alternative for Germany (AdG). "The Conference of the Ministers of the Interior of the Federal Territories of Germany rejected the principle of unanimity ... In the future, at least 13 votes out of 16 will be sufficient to reach a decision," transmits RIA News…
The Conference of Interior Ministers has adopted its principle of unanimous decisions. The background to this is the fear that the AfD could prevent decisions if it formed a government in Saxony-Anhalt.
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