The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is once again getting up close and personal with two candidates ahead of the prime ministerial election in the Saxon state parliament. As BSW party and parliamentary group leader Sabine Zimmermann announced, incumbent Michael Kretschmer (CDU) and Matthias Berger as the candidate of the Free Voters were invited for talks on Tuesday and have accepted the offer.
"We would like to give both candidates another opportunity to present their program for the coming years," Zimmermann told the German Press Agency. Exploratory talks between the CDU, BSW and SPD to form a joint government broke down at the beginning of November. At the time, there were differences of opinion on the issues of war and peace, financial policy and how to deal with migration.
The BSW has so far left open whether Kretschmer can count on votes from the alliance. "If we are to vote for Prime Minister Kretschmer, at least some of our core political demands must of course be respected - this includes listening to people's concerns and fears in the face of the ever-increasing threat of war," Zimmermann said at the weekend.
