BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht accuses the Bundestag of sabotaging a recount of the election. She now wants to involve the Federal Constitutional Court.
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Before the vote on the objections of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) against the federal election results, the BSW founder told the democratic parties Bundestag Accused of bias. It is an “embarrassment for the Bundestag” that despite “obvious counting errors and irregularities” only the AfD is in favor of this
To check the February election results and determine a correct resultsaid Sahra Wagenknecht. Only the BSW and the AfD see possible irregularities.
She also saw selfish motives on the part of the MPs. “The fact that MPs are judges in their own case during an election audit and shamelessly exploit this is something that is otherwise only seen in a banana republic.” car driver announced that they would consult the Federal Constitutional Court if the Bundestag voted against their application.
On Thursday evening, the Bundestag discussed the objections of the BSW
voted against the result of the federal election in February. The BSW narrowly failed to pass the five percent threshold, missing 9,529 votes. The Bundestag Election Audit Committee recommends no recount with the votes of the Union, SPD, Greens and Left as well as against the votes of the AfD.
The committee argues The objections were unfounded, no mandate-relevant violation of electoral law provisions and therefore no election error could be established become. The plenary session is likely to follow the recommendation of the election verification committee.
