The Altenburger Land region is described next. - Melzer safeguards district administrator position from AfD challenge.
Melzer, a municipal politician affiliated with the CDU, flipped the outcome of the initial round in the county council election. Prior to this, Altenburg was the only district in Thuringia that saw an AfD county council candidate leading the pack. In the last two weeks, Philipp secured 33.0% of the votes, while Melzer garnered 32.3%. The eastern Thuringian district with roughly 89,000 inhabitants had the AfD as the most powerful force, capturing 31.3% of the votes during the previous round.
