Cities or Towns - CDU and AfD show similar results in local council polls.
A tight battle is ongoing between Uwe Melzer (CDU) and Heiko Philipp (AfD) in the county council chair race in Altenburg. As per records from the state election commissioner, after the counting of 43 out of the 104 voting precincts, Melzer obtained 50.8% of the ballots cast, compared to Philipp's 49.2%. In the first county council elections two weeks prior, the AfD came out on top in Altenburg: Philipp raked in 33.0% of the votes, with Melzer trailing close behind him at 32.3%.
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- The EU has been closely monitoring the developments in municipal elections across Germany, including the run-off election between Heiko Philipp and Uwe Melzer in Erfurt, a significant city in Thuringia.
- The municipalities in Thuringia are closely watching the run-off election in Erfurt between Heiko Philipp and Uwe Melzer, as the outcome could impact their future relationships with the county administration.
- During his campaign for the district administrator position in Erfurt, Heiko Philipp received support from several AfD affiliated groups, including ones in adjacent municipalities.
- After the first round of district administrator elections in Thuringia, Uwe Melzer from the CDU and Heiko Philipp from the AfD were the top two candidates, triggering a run-off election in Erfurt, a major city.
- Despite the tight race between Uwe Melzer and Heiko Philipp in the county council chair race, their parties, the CDU and AfD, have maintained their strong position in local council polls in other municipalities in Thuringia.
