Twice the AfD candidate Harder-Kühnel fell through in the elections for the Bundestag Vice-President – now the third attempt is failed. The politician has received even less votes than in the passages previously.
The AfD-politician Mariana Harder-Kühnel has failed in the election to the Bundestag Vice-President in the third ballot. The 44-Year-old received in a secret ballot 199 of 665 votes cast. 423 MPs voted with no, 43 abstained. The AfD group has 92 members. A simple majority would have sufficed.
in Principle, the AfD of the Items: Because in the rules of procedure of the Bundestag, it means that each group should provide at least a Vice-President.
After a request from the AfD, after the ballot of the meeting for an hour break, was rejected, left the group, closed the plenary session. Later, the members of the Bundestag agreed to a new request, but a half-hour session interruption.
New candidate?
The Parliamentary managing Director of the AfD, Bernd Baumann, had already been mentioned previously, the behavior of the other groups, a “monkey theatre”. Harder-Kühnel had already missed the first two ballots, the required majority of 355 gears Yes votes each. In the first ballot on 29. November received 223 of 654 votes cast, 387 deputies voted against it. In the second vote on the 13. December voted 241 MPs for and 377 against, 41 abstained.
must set reserves in Accordance with three low yourself Harder-Kühnel, only then a fourth Time for the election, if earlier, the Council of Elders of the Bundestag agrees. The AfD could also send a new candidate into the race.
