In the opinion of constitutional law expert Michael Brenner, there does not have to be the option of a "no" vote in the election of the Saxon Minister President if there are several candidates. Brenner writes in an expert opinion commissioned by state parliament president Alexander Dierks (CDU) that there are even "compelling constitutional reasons" against granting such an option.
The constitutional expectation is aimed at electing a minority prime minister and should not be undermined by the potential to block the no-vote option. The relevant article in the Saxon constitution was intended to "enable, not prevent, the formation of a government". The inclusion of a No option would run counter to this, as Brenner writes. Brenner holds the Chair of German and European Constitutional and Administrative Law at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.
