Two days after state election: Prime Minister Schulze elected as CDU parliamentary leader
The state election in Saxony-Anhalt saw the CDU of Prime Minister Schulze clearly lose. Now the parliamentary group has elected its new board - with an unusual outcome.
The CDU parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt has elected Sven Schulze as its new leader, two days after the party's poor performance in the state election. Schulze, 47, won the vote with 8-7 against incumbent Guido Heuer. This comes after the AfD won the election with 43.8% of the vote, but without an absolute majority, while the CDU suffered its worst result in the state since reunification, with 17.2% of the vote and 15 seats in the new parliament. Schulze has stated that he does not currently plan to run for the CDU state chair.
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