GermanyBjörn Höcke, leader of the AfD faction in Thuringia, failed in his attempt to overthrow CDU Minister President Mario Voigt through a vote of no confidence in the state parliament. The motion was unsuccessful, marking the second such effort by the AfD this year. The main reason cited was Voigt's revoked doctoral degree and his failed appeal against it at the Technical University of Chemnitz. During the secret ballot, Höcke received 33 votes, just one more than the number of seats held by the AfD faction, while 49 members voted against him and three abstained. Voigt rejected the motion, calling it a reinforcement of his position. The ruling coalition of CDU, BSW, and SPD accused Höcke of promoting extremist views and staging a political spectacle ahead of the upcoming election in Saxony-Anhalt. Höcke criticized Voigt for plagiarism and alleged misuse of artificial intelligence in a newspaper article and a speech commemorating the Holocaust. The vote also tested the unity within the Thuringian 'Brombeerkoalition' (coalition), which includes the BSW party. Two BSW MPs aligned with Sahra Wagenknecht had previously questioned Voigt’s suitability as minister president, but their stance in
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