Zwei Tage nach Landtagswahl: Wer wird neuer CDU-Fraktionschef in Sachsen-Anhalt?
Die CDU muss sich nach dem Wahldebakel in Sachsen-Anhalt neu sortieren. In der Landtagsfraktion könnte es zu einer Kampfabstimmung kommen.
Two days after the Landtag election defeat in Saxony-Anhalt, the CDU parliamentary faction in Magdeburg has convened for its constituting session to select a new leadership. Plans are underway for a re-vote of the faction's top positions. Word from faction circles prior to the meeting suggested that Prime Minister Sven Schulze (CDU) might seek election as faction leader.
The incumbent faction leader, Guido Heuer (CDU), had previously indicated his intention to continue in the role. Additionally, CDU deputy Ulrich Thomas (CDU) left open the possibility of seeking the position. Heuer and Schulze attended the faction meeting together. The CDU Landerschaft had initiated a personnel reshuffle as recently as Monday evening.
Schulze announced a re-vote of the Landerschaft for the end of November or early December. Party representative Sepp Müller declared his candidacy for the presidency. The CDU had suffered its worst result in a Saxony-Anhalt Landtag election since reunification, with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerging as the clear winner with 43.8 percent of the vote, compared to the CDU's 17.2 percent.
The election loss amounted to 25 mandates, leaving the CDU faction with only 15 representatives in the new Landtag.
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