
CDU candidate in Saxony-Anhalt Sven Schulze said the party has no government mandate after the AfD's triumph, saying it was now up to the AfD to govern, calling the day deeply saddening.
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The regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt saw a triumph for the AfD, leading the CDU to recognize the loss of the government mandate in the state.
We have no government mandate. The CDU candidate in Saxony-Anhalt Sven Schulze said this today, in a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after the AfD's triumph. “The mandate to govern now lies with the AfD,” he added. Beyond Saxony-Anhalt, it is "a day that deeply saddened us", he added.

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