Coalition: Before no-confidence vote – Voigt re-elected as CDU state leader
Thuringia's CDU Prime Minister Mario Voigt must face a vote of no confidence by the AfD in the state parliament next week. A CDU party conference has now given the 49-year-old support.
Thuringia's CDU leader, Mario Voigt, has been re-elected as party chairman with 82.4% of the vote at a party conference in Eisenach. Voigt, who has faced criticism over the revocation of his doctorate, had no opposing candidate and received a significant show of support from party delegates. He will face a no-confidence motion from the AfD faction on Friday, led by Björn Höcke, who has accused Voigt of lacking moral integrity.
Voigt's coalition government with BSW and SPD currently holds 44 of 88 seats in the state parliament.
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