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"Arch Catholic, decent, reliable."
"He cares about the people, he stands up for the people, for the families."
"Not boastful, simple and plain."
If you are looking for fans of Reiner Haseloff, you will quickly find it in your constituency in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
The CDU Prime Minister easily won the direct mandate with 53.9 percent of the vote.
At the state level, Haseloff's CDU got 37.1 percent.
Christopher Piltz, DER SPIEGEL
»The result in this clarity was, I believe, surprising for everyone here, not only for us observers, but also for the CDU politicians. You hear it again and again in conversations: You hoped that you would manage around 30 percent. They were also afraid that they would end up under it, that it would be such a clear and almost old People's Party result that we no longer know, was not to be expected. "
In Wittenberg, Reiner Haseloff made a name for himself as a local politician before he went into state politics and finally became Prime Minister in 2011.
In addition to the official bonus, it was probably the fear of many of the AfD that won his party and himself personally votes.
"You don't really want to relive things like that from the past, and the stronger the party becomes ... Yes, I see a danger there."
"I think it's good that the CDU also scored points there."
“But I wouldn't leave the AfD out entirely. I would always talk to individual people. "
Reiner Haseloff has separated himself again and again from the AfD.
This strategy worked.
Now he is the man of the hour, also in Berlin with the CDU chairman Armin Laschet.
It seems to have been forgotten that Haseloff spoke out in favor of Markus Söder as candidate for chancellor.
But what does the election victory in Saxony-Anhalt really bring to the candidate for Chancellor Laschet?
"Nothing at all. So for Armin Laschet and for the ... «
"We're sorry, but that won't earn him any points."
"That is the right choice of person."
“I probably wouldn't choose Mr. Laschet either. I don't know the man any further, but our Haseloff is known. "
For Reiner Haseloff, it is now time to form a government.
Mathematically, it is enough for black and red, but only with a one-vote majority in parliament.
Haseloff could enter into a three-way alliance for more stability.
“Yes, I will say we already have a small task with climate policy. So I'll say, a little green can be included.
“I would like the FDP to be part of the government. If climate policy develops at the expense of social development, especially the rural population, then things get complicated. "
The newly elected state parliament meets for the first time on July 7th.
But there is no deadline for the formation of the new government in Saxony-Anhalt.
