Overview
- AfD nominee Pascal Schleich drew only 27 or 28 yes votes in each of three rounds, against 92 to 94 no votes and once one abstention.
- The vice-presidential posts remain with CDU, SPD, Greens and FDP, leaving the Landtag’s leadership unchanged.
- The AfD holds 25 seats, and three additional non-attached MPs previously linked to the party were not enough to secure a majority.
- The Landtag used an expedited method with four voting booths and no roll-call, speeding the secret ballots without affecting the result.
- Landtag President Astrid Wallmann expressed satisfaction, calling the outcome “initially a full success.”