Parties: Merz enters the election campaign in Eastern Germany
In Saxony-Anhalt, the CDU's top candidate is distancing himself from the federal party. Nevertheless, its chairman is now visiting him.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is making his first campaign appearance in Saxony-Anhalt, a week before the state election, in Quedlinburg. He will participate in a discussion with state parliament candidates and give a joint statement with CDU's top candidate, Minister-President Sven Schulze. Merz previously had no campaign events in Saxony-Anhalt or neighboring Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where he visited a campaign stand and met entrepreneurs.
Schulze has distanced himself from the federal CDU, opposing a key element of the government's pension reform plan and stating that he represents Saxony-Anhalt's interests, not the federal government's agenda. Merz will return to Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday and appear at a CDU event in Hannover on September 5, the day before the election.
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