Green politician sees Saxony in a deep crisis

Saxon Green politician Wolfram Günther believes that the Free State of Saxony is in a deep political crisis. In an interview with the "Sächsische Zeitung" newspaper, he accuses the state government of no longer being able to act. Günther was Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection, Energy and Agriculture in the last legislative period.

He blames the crisis on several points. "Firstly, we no longer have a state government that is really capable of taking action, i.e. a government that has its own majority - that has never happened before. We have a secure far-right party that regularly achieves strong results in elections," he explained with regard to the AfD.

Günther: CDU reinforces AfD issues

Günther blamed the CDU/CSU for the development. "The CDU always likes to claim that it is taking on the AfD in terms of content. But it regularly picks up on AfD topics and reinforces them as a result." He cited migration policy and energy policy as examples. He said that polemicizing against the energy transition was "blatantly harmful for the business location".

Günther is also critical of the way the CDU-SPD government deals with the opposition in the so-called consultation mechanism. "I don't perceive any real negotiations. The minority government is not in a position to control either the process or the content. It is only looking out for itself." That is irresponsible.

The Greens formed a government with the CDU and SPD in the last legislative period. They had already come under fierce attack from the CDU/CSU during the election campaign. In the state election on September 1, 2024, they only achieved 5.1 percent and now have seven members in the state parliament.