"Is there a successor for Daniel Born's position?"
In the heart of Stuttgart, the State Parliament is embroiled in a series of controversies, with the ongoing swastika scandal, a leadership vacancy, and questions surrounding the constitutionality of the voting process.
The swastika scandal, which erupted earlier this year, continues to cast a long shadow over the State Parliament. The incident, which saw former SPD member Daniel Born drawing a swastika next to the AfD candidate on a ballot paper during a vote on the Upper Rhine Council, has led to widespread condemnation. Born admitted the deed the next day and resigned from his position as Deputy President of the State Parliament, also leaving the SPD faction.
The Presidium of the State Parliament is set to discuss the swastika scandal on Tuesday. The incident has prompted calls for a review of the voting process, with constitutional lawyer Volker Haug raising accusations against the state parliament administration for the first time. Haug believes the counting procedure using two separate ballot boxes for AfD, CDU, and FDP, and for SPD and Greens is unlawful.
The leadership vacancy in the State Parliament has added to the turmoil. The state parliament president has declined to comment before the presidency meeting on Tuesday, while no decision has been made on the personnel issue by the SPD faction yet. The question of how votes will be counted in the future, and whether the position of the resigned Deputy President Daniel Born should be filled again, will be discussed.
The SPD faction considers it important that the position be filled again, with Dorothea Kliche-Behnke as a possible candidate. However, none of the recent official records or announcements as of mid-2025 name a likely candidate for this exact role. The CDU supports the FDP's stance on not filling the position of the resigned Deputy President Daniel Born. Hans-Ulrich Rülke, the FDP faction leader, believes they could manage with two presidents for five months, and Andreas Schwarz, Green faction leader, points out that the coalition deliberately gave the second position to the opposition in 2021.
Meanwhile, a body has been found in Filderstadt, but further details about the circumstances are not provided. A suspect is in custody in relation to the case, but the method by which the hot tip came about is not specified.
Amidst this turmoil, Hindsight reveals some surprising incidents that occurred on the day of the swastika incident, which have not been publicly discussed yet to avoid being seen as a 'downplaying of this brazen mistake', according to SPD faction leader Andreas Stoch.
The state parliament administration may need to correct things for future elections, according to Volker Haug, as the ongoing controversies continue to shake the foundations of the State Parliament.
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