Change within the State Chancellery: Saxony-Anhalt’s new Prime Minister is named Sven Schulze | EUROtoday

Sven Schulze (CDU) is the brand new Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt. The 46-year-old was additionally elected with votes from the opposition. He succeeds Reiner Haseloff (CDU), who resigned. 58 members of the Magdeburg parliament voted for Schulze within the first spherical, 38 in opposition to him, with zero abstentions. One vote was invalid.

At least 49 sure votes had been wanted for the election. The coalition of CDU, SPD and FDP has 56 seats. Schulze obtained two extra votes. The particular person elected accepted the election and was sworn in shortly afterwards.

This is what the brand new Prime Minister says in his first speech

In his first speech as Prime Minister, Schulze stated: “It is a good sign that we have a broad majority for the start of a new era for Saxony-Anhalt. That is good for our country and that is also good for the people in the constituencies that you, dear MPs, represent here.” He addressed the previous Prime Minister with the phrases: “Dear Reiner Haseloff, you led our country for 15 years and they were difficult years. […] You have brought many successes to this country.” He set requirements and all the time remained human.After 15 years on the head of presidency, Reiner Haseloff (CDU) resigned as Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday. The 71-year-old is thus enabling Schulze to enter the state elections on September sixth as head of presidency and never simply because the CDU’s prime candidate.

Sven Schulze has labored his manner up in politics with dedication. At the tip of 2016, the CDU Saxony-Anhalt recreated the place of Secretary General and elected Schulze to the place. He was a member of the European Parliament for seven years, and in March 2021 Schulze grew to become CDU state chairman. After the 2021 state election, he quietly solid the coalition of CDU, SPD and FDP – and his Ministry for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry.

“It’s not all perfect, it’s not all finished yet”

In his speech, Schulze additionally bought private: When the Wall got here down in 1989, he was ten years previous and lived in a small village on the sting of the Harz Mountains. Everyone had massive goals again then. To this present day, he’s proud that the individuals have rebuilt their homeland. “It’s not all perfect, it’s not all finished yet.” But there have lengthy been totally different future prospects than within the Nineties.

“This development continues with a stable and strong state government. And also with a Prime Minister who is hard-working, who sticks with it, and who, even when the wind blows directly in his face, does not lose courage and fights for his homeland. That is my very personal promise to the citizens of this country.” Schulze informed MPs that they need to deliver individuals’s issues and issues to parliament to be able to discover options. The state ought to serve the individuals, not the opposite manner round.

Of the 5 state elections this yr, Saxony-Anhalt is the one through which the CDU has probably the most to lose – as a result of not solely is the lack of a chief ministership attainable, however the AfD might come to energy in a federal state for the primary time. In the newest election survey, the AfD bought 39 %, the CDU 26.

There ought to be no main cupboard reshuffle after the baton is handed over on the prime of the federal government. Finance Minister Michael Richter (CDU) ought to take over the administration in Schulze’s Ministry of Economic Affairs till the election date. Schulze needs to deal with the operational duties himself from the State Chancellery. The state authorities ministers are to be appointed at midday and later sworn in in parliament.