Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs rejects allegations to the Greens

Bavaria's Minister of Economic Affairs rejects allegations to the Greens

Bayern's Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters) has rejected that he fueled the anger at Bündnis 90/The Greens' politicians. Aiwanger explains in the ARD talk show "Maischberger" that he was not responsible if the Greens were whistled into beer tents and other places. He emphasized that people would not wait for what he was saying about the Greens. Aiwanger argued that many people had enough of the politics of the traffic light coalition and in particular from the Greens, which was the real cause of the negative reactions. He added that the Greens should not play against him as the "Super Democrats".

Greens' chairman Ricarda made long allegations against Aiwanger. Lang claimed that Aiwanger from the sentence "Our democracy is strong, but we have to get it back" must have known the political managing director of the Greens, Emily Büning. Aiwanger, on the other hand, described Lang's claim as a smooth lie and stated that he could not imagine that she had not noticed anything.

The discussion was held in the ARD talk show "Maischberger", which is produced by the WDR in cooperation with Vincent Productions GmbH.

It is important to look at the context of the political Situation in Bavaria. The free voters are a regional party in Bavaria and have gained influence in recent years. In the 2018 state election, they reached 11.6% of the votes and 27 out of 205 seats in the Bavarian state parliament. Aiwanger then took over the office of deputy prime minister and the Minister of Economic Affairs in the coalition government with the CSU.

The Greens are also active in Bavaria, but could not win as many votes as the free voters. In the 2018 state election, they received 17.5% of the votes and 38 seats in the Bavarian state parliament. The Greens are part of the traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate, a coalition of SPD, FDP and the Greens. The statements of Aiwanger against the Greens may have caused a sensation and controversy in this political landscape.

The table below shows the distribution of seats in the Bavarian state parliament after the 2018 state election:

| Party | Number of seats |
| —————— | —————— |
| CSU | 85 |
| SPD | 22 |
| Free voters | 27 |
| Green | 38 |
| FDP | 11 |
| AfD | 22 |
| Left | 3 |

It remains to be seen how this argument between Aiwanger and the Greens will develop and whether it will have an impact on the political landscape in Bavaria. The differences of opinion may also reflect the tense political discourse at the national level, in which the established parties are faced with populist movements.

Source: ard the first/ots