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CDU exits before state vote

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Saxony-Anhalt’s CDU caucus said it would leave parliament during December’s minister-president vote to head off suspicions that members might vote for AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund.

Die Zeit
Minister-President election in Saxony-Anhalt: CDU Saxony-Anhalt abstains from participating in the vote

Because of possible rebels, the CDU faction in Saxony-Anhalt decided to leave the chamber during the Minister-President election. The AfD appears confident of victory.

Minister-President election in Saxony-Anhalt: CDU Saxony-Anhalt abstains from participating in the vote
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Der Spiegel
Saxony-Anhalt: How the CDU plans to outmaneuver Ulrich Siegmund

The CDU intends to leave the chamber during the Minister-President election in Saxony-Anhalt. The plan could outmaneuver AfD frontman Ulrich Siegmund or help him seize power at the decisive moment.

Saxony-Anhalt: How the CDU plans to outmaneuver Ulrich Siegmund
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
News blog on state elections: CDU deputies want to leave the chamber during the Minister-President vote in Saxony-Anhalt

The CDU wants to avoid the suspicion that there could be votes from its ranks for an AfD Minister-President. The AfD calls it "the kindergarten of the very best," while the BSW describes it as "shocking unparliamentary behavior."

News blog on state elections: CDU deputies want to leave the chamber during the Minister-President vote in Saxony-Anhalt
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Handelsblatt
Beschluss in Sachsen-Anhalt: Wahl des Ministerpräsidenten in Sachsen-Anhalt ohne CDU

Kamen Stimmen für die Wahl des AfD-Landtagspräsidenten aus den Reihen der CDU? Für die nächste wichtige Wahl im Dezember will die Fraktion vorbauen und nimmt einen ungewöhnlichen Weg.

Beschluss in Sachsen-Anhalt: Wahl des Ministerpräsidenten in Sachsen-Anhalt ohne CDU
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Saxony-Anhalt: The CDU's new strategy: Leave the chamber

In the vote for the president of the state parliament, CDU MPs were not united. They therefore plan to abstain from Ulrich Siegmund's election. He should not get a yes from them.

Saxony-Anhalt: The CDU's new strategy: Leave the chamber
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