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4w ago

Katja Wolf Retains Leadership of Thuringian BSW in Key Vote

Wolf's re-election underscores divisions between regional and federal BSW strategies as CDU and CSU prepare to unveil ministerial candidates for the incoming federal government.

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CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz.
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Overview

  • Katja Wolf secured 61 votes to remain Thuringian BSW state chair, defeating Sahra Wagenknecht-backed candidate Anke Wirsing, who received 35 votes.
  • Gernot Süßmuth was elected co-chair of the Thuringian BSW, succeeding Steffen Schütz, who withdrew his candidacy amid tensions with the federal leadership.
  • BSW Generalsekretär Christian Leye affirmed continued dialogue with the Thuringian branch, despite strategic disagreements over the separation of party and government roles.
  • The leadership outcome is seen as stabilizing the fragile CDU-SPD-BSW coalition in Thuringia, which lacks a parliamentary majority.
  • CDU and CSU plan to announce their ministerial nominees for the new federal government on Monday, following ongoing SPD membership voting on the coalition agreement.