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State Legislature Votes on New Police Law

State Legislature Votes on New Police Law
The Saxon State Parliament plans to vote on the new police law for the Free State on Wednesday (file photo). / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa
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The consultation mechanism of the CDU-SPD minority government is once again under scrutiny. The BSW is expected to secure a majority for the police bill. But it looks like it will be a close call.

The Saxon State Parliament plans to vote on the new police law on Wednesday (starting at 10:00 a.m.). Since the CDU-SPD minority coalition has ten votes for its own majority, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is expected to provide the deciding vote. The three parliamentary groups had agreed on this in advance. However, not all 15 BSW members of the state parliament intend to vote in favor, so a close vote is expected. The AfD, the Greens, and The Left oppose the new police bill.

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CDU, SPD, and BSW aim to secure a majority together

Representatives from the CDU, SPD, and BSW expressed optimism on Tuesday that the vote would succeed. “We will help the bill secure a majority,” announced BSW parliamentary group leader Ronny Kupke. He said this was “mathematically” assured. “We have prevented a necessary police law from becoming an overreaching one,” said MP and former police officer Bernd Rudolph.

In 2024, the Constitutional Court had mandated a revision of the police law by June 30, 2026. The proceedings had been initiated at the time by the Greens and the Left Party. Specifically, the issue concerned the design of measures for surveillance as well as for data collection and sharing. The draft bill from the CDU and SPD provides, among other things, for the use of AI in video surveillance of high-crime areas. Automated license plate recognition is intended to aid in the investigation of stolen vehicles.

Government Statement on the Situation in Rural Saxony

However, other items are on the agenda before the Police Act is discussed. Infrastructure Minister Regina Kraushaar (CDU) will deliver a specialized government statement on rural areas. The “Current Affairs Hour” will focus on the situation regarding psychotherapy and pharmacies in Saxony. The AfD wants to clarify who is really governing Saxony. Underlying this is the accusation that the CDU-SPD coalition is allowing itself to be dictated to by the Greens and the Left Party due to its lack of a majority of its own.

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