According to projections by ARD and ZDF, the AfD is likely to have a blocking minority in the state parliament in the state elections in Brandenburg. According to the current figures from both broadcasters, the far-right party will have 30 seats. There are usually 88 seats up for grabs in the Potsdam state parliament. However, many direct mandates can still lead to overhang and compensatory mandates and thus to an increase in the size of the state parliament. There are a maximum of 110 seats there.
If the AfD wins more than a third of the seats, it can block decisions and elections in the state parliament that require a two-thirds majority, for example the election of constitutional judges. Constitutional changes are also only possible with such a qualified majority. Three weeks ago, the AfD had already won a blocking minority in the state elections in Thuringia.
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