Overview

• Delegates at the Landesparteitag in Wilhelmsburg gave Melanie Leonhard 256 votes, equal to 89.8% support, and Nils Weiland 224 votes, equal to about 78.6%.
• Both leadership posts drew no opposing candidates in the state party election.
• Delegates also confirmed deputy chairs Ksenija Bekeris, Mithat Çapar, and Alexander Mohrenberg without challengers.
• The result extends the pair’s tenure for another two years, with Leonhard leading since 2018 and Weiland serving alongside her since 2021.
• The meeting hosted guests including Mayor Peter Tschentscher and MEP Bernd Lange, and the party planned to award the Willy-Brandt-Medaille to Christa Randzio-Plath.