Overview
- Thomas Weidinger stepped down as state chair of the Free Voters in Saxony, with deputies Matthias Binner and Madelaine Vogt taking interim charge until a new leader is elected.
- He said local clubs, county council groups, and district branches failed to back the state association, calling out what he described as cherry‑picking of municipal gains while shunning state work.
- Weidinger criticized federal leader Hubert Aiwanger for yielding on Germany’s debt brake, saying the shift damaged the party’s reputation in Saxony.
- He argued the party needs a clear conservative profile and a program that reaches beyond town hall issues to have a real future.
- A state party conference on June 13 in Chemnitz will set leadership and course, following a 2024 state result of 2.2% in list votes and a single seat kept through Matthias Berger’s direct win, with the Saxony branch counting about 120 members.