SPD parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament backs Dirk Panter as parliamentary group leader

SPD wants to talk about Saxon politics

According to lead candidate Petra Köpping - who was responsible for social affairs and social cohesion as Minister of State in the previous cabinet of CDU head of government Michael Kretschmer - negotiations for Saxony must also focus on Saxon issues. It is important for the SPD to talk about Saxon politics and "not about issues that we cannot influence here in Saxony". Köpping was alluding to statements made by BSW namesake Sahra Wagenknecht, who had spoken out against the stationing of US medium-range missiles in Germany and against further arms deliveries to Ukraine.

"We are talking about Saxony and nothing else. And as Saxons, we want to decide our own fate. We don't want to be determined from the Saarland," said Homann, referring to the place of residence of Sahra Wagenknecht and her husband Oskar Lafontaine. "And that's why we're watching with a certain amount of skepticism as people who don't even come from Saxony draw red lines for negotiations day after day. To put it clearly: foreign policy proposals are not permitted in a Bundesrat." Federal political preconditions would not help to find smart compromises for Saxony.