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Chemnitz University of Technology revoked Mario Voigt's doctorate due to allegations of plagiarism in his dissertation from 2008.
The legal proceedings in the dispute over the doctorate of Thuringia's Prime Minister Mario Voigt (CDU) have been discontinued. Voigt has withdrawn his lawsuit, said a spokeswoman for the Chemnitz Administrative Court in response to a dpa request. Therefore, the court will no longer deal with the content of the legal dispute. Voigt has to bear the costs of the procedure.
After a lengthy review, the Chemnitz University of Technology decided to withdraw the CDU politician's doctorate and rejected Voigt's objection to this. He then went to the administrative court. There are allegations of plagiarism against Voigt in his dissertation “The American presidential election campaign: George W. Bush versus John F. Kerry” from 2008.
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Thuringia's Prime Minister Mario Voigt (CDU) has withdrawn his lawsuit against the revocation of his doctorate by Chemnitz University of Technology. He justifies the move with the need to concentrate on his government work in a difficult political situation.