AfD-Kandidat Malte Kaufmann erhält unerwartete Stimmen aus anderen Fraktionen

Im Wirtschaftsausschuss des Bundestags erhielt der AfD-Kandidat Malte Kaufmann bei der Wahl zum Vize-Vorsitzenden 16 Stimmen, obwohl die Partei nur zehn Sitze hat.

Die Abstimmung sorgte für Unruhe im Ausschuss. Grüne und Linke vermuten, dass Stimmen aus der Union den AfD-Kandidaten unterstützt haben.

Die AfD stellte Malte Kaufmann als Kandidaten auf. Das unerwartete Ergebnis deutet auf mögliche Unterstützung von anderen Fraktionen hin.

Der Vorfall beleuchtet die komplexen Abstimmungsverhältnisse im Bundestag.

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