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Saxony-Anhalt election: Schulze calls result “truly devastating”

From Die Zeit · () German

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  • Saxony-Anhalt CDU leader and premier Sven Schulze described his party’s state election performance as “truly devastating.”
  • Schulze said the party’s state executive and district leaders would discuss the result and its implications at meetings on Monday.
  • He acknowledged that some members might call for him to remain, while others could seek a different CDU leader.

Sven Schulze, Saxony-Anhalt’s CDU lead candidate and premier, described his party’s performance in the state election as “truly devastating.” Asked what the result meant for him as party leader, he pointed to meetings of the CDU bodies on Monday.

The result and its implications for the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt would first need discussion within the state executive, Schulze said in an interview with MDR. He said some voices were urging him to remain firm.

Truly devastating.

· Sven SchulzeThe Saxony-Anhalt CDU leader used the phrase to describe his party’s performance in the state election.

At the same time, he acknowledged that others might now argue, “We must work with someone else at the head of the CDU.” Schulze said he wanted to address that question in the appropriate forum: the CDU state executive together with the district chairpersons.

We must work with someone else at the head of the CDU.

· Unnamed CDU membersSchulze said some party figures might call for a different leader after the election result.
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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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