The CDU in the Lower Saxony state parliament has elected a new parliamentary board. The old and new leader is Sebastian Lechner. The AfD also elected a new parliamentary board.
Sebastian Lechner has been the leader of the CDU in the parliament for two years, and now his party has re-elected him as chairman as expected. The 43-year-old received 93.5 percent of the votes, a slight improvement compared to the election two years ago. Most of the other positions in the parliamentary board remained unchanged. New additions to the team are Verena Kämmerling (Osnabrück-East constituency) as the Environmental Policy Spokesperson and Eike Holsten (Rotenburg constituency) as the new Social Policy Spokesperson. Holsten succeeds Volker Meyer, who switched to become the district administrator in Diepholz.
After the parliamentary meeting, Sebastian Lechner reiterated the goal of replacing the current state government in the next state election in 2027. He criticized the Red-Green coalition for not addressing important issues such as migration, education, and the economy. He also mentioned the lack of courage for investments under the leadership of SPD and Greens Minister President Stephan Weil. Lechner stated that the state government is „in a kind of coma.“
The AfD parliamentary group also elected a new board, with Klaus Wichmann remaining as the leader. All board members, including deputy chairpersons Stephan Bothe and Ansgar Schledde, were reconfirmed in their positions.
The elections for the parliamentary boards of both the CDU and the AfD show the ongoing developments and strategies within the state parliament. The re-election of Sebastian Lechner as the CDU leader indicates continuity and trust in his leadership, while the AfD’s decision to maintain its current leadership reflects their stability and direction as a party in the parliament.
As Lower Saxony prepares for the upcoming state election in 2027, the choices made by these parliamentary boards will have a significant impact on the political landscape and the direction of the state government. It will be interesting to see how these decisions shape the future of the state and the policies that will be prioritized in the coming years.
