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Ackermann landed in ninth place last Sunday. “I am very sorry to give up the political work that I was very happy to do,” Ackermann said Tuesday in a Green Basel-Stadt message. In the given circumstances, he lacks the strength to move to a second vote.
The party itself expresses its regret at the resignation of the current president of the government, who has achieved a lot during her term. However, the decision is understandable after the public campaign against him.
Ackermann came under strong criticism in the Grand Council and in the media after overcoming a leadership crisis at the Basel State Historical Museum, which was assessed as insufficient. She had been repeatedly accused of being clumsy in public appearances.
Totally punished
On election Sunday, Ackermann did not rule out a second ballot. This despite the fact that it had been frankly punished by voters from the left spectrum. In the general elections for the government of Basel, he obtained ninth place, behind three new candidates from the PLD, SP and GLP.
At Telebasel’s request, Ackermann does not want to comment on his decision. The Basel-Stadt Greens would like to decide on the next steps at their general meeting on Tuesday evening.
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