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Bremen CDU Seeks Removal of Two Left Senators With No-Confidence Motions

The governing SPD–Green–Left bloc holds the numbers, making passage unlikely.

Overview

  • Opposition leader Wiebke Winter cited a series of left-wing extremist incidents and an informant unmasking as grounds to exclude the Left from government.
  • The motions target Economy Senator Kristina Vogt and Health Senator Claudia Bernhard without alleging personal misconduct.
  • Media reports link the informant case to deputy state court judge Anatol Anuschewski, who was elected to the bench in 2019 on a Left proposal.
  • Authorities reported paint attacks, including on intelligence chief Thorge Koehler’s home, which Interior Senator Eva Högl said likely relates to the informant affair.
  • The FDP signaled support, while the SPD and the Left dismissed the move as political theater, with formal filing due next week and a vote expected later in February.