CDU and SPD in Saxony want to reach out to other parties in a joint minority government. Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) announced a consultation mechanism so that the views of other parliamentary groups can be incorporated into the legislative process. This mechanism would also include the AfD, added Minister of Culture Christian Piwarz (CDU). However, Kretschmer ruled out cooperation with the AfD. The Saxon state association is classified by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a right-wing extremist organization.
According to Kretschmer, it is necessary to provide early and continuous information about the government's main plans and to give the state parliament the opportunity to articulate its positions.
"We must recognize and respect the situation in the Free State of Saxony," said Kretschmer. Everyone else must do the same. That is why we need a different way of dealing with each other.
All representatives in the state parliament have the same rights and obligations, Kretschmer emphasized and spoke of an invitation to participate. The aim was to bring Saxony back together from the heart of society, added SPD leader Hennig Homann.
