Saxony-Anhalt election: Schulze also loses his constituency race
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- CDU leader Sven Schulze lost the Magdeburg III constituency to AfD candidate Christian Mertens in Saxony-Anhalt's state election.
- Mertens won 35.2% of the first votes, compared with 31.7% for Schulze.
- Schulze became state premier earlier this year after serving as economy minister and a European Parliament member.
Sven Schulze suffered defeat twice in Saxony-Anhalt's state election: his CDU failed at the state level, and he also lost the constituency where he stood as a direct candidate.
The CDU state chairman was defeated in Magdeburg III by AfD candidate Christian Mertens. Figures from the state election authority showed Mertens winning 35.2% of the first votes, while Schulze received 31.7%.
It was Schulze's first state election as a direct candidate. The 47-year-old had become minister-president at the beginning of the year, succeeding Reiner Haseloff. Before taking the top state office, he served as economy minister and as a member of the European Parliament.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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