I've essayed a number of pieces over the past month with the Thuringia election 'mess' and how no Premier-President resolution can come out of the election. So yesterday, a meeting occurred....where the old retired CDU Premier-President was brought to a table....with the winner party (the Linke folks).
A deal was laid out.....this former Premier President would have occupied the position for roughly 70 days, with a limited cabinet (three members). That's what the Linke Party proposed.
What failed? It came down to issues (reported by ZDF this morning):
1. This former CDU Premier-President said that she wouldn't take the job unless a full-up cabinet were part of the temp-action.
2. A state budget plan had to be the top priority to accomplish in this 70 day period, which no one really wanted to stand and agree to this 'promise'. The discussion behind the scenes suggested that a fight would have occurred over the budget, and would have gone way past the 70 day period.
Now? Everyone is standing there and shaking their head. This is fast becoming the biggest chaotic German political event since 1949.
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