With his wife and daughter: Wüst voted in his hometown

Created: 05/15/2022, 11:15 am

Hendrik Wüst comes to the polling station with his wife Katharina and daughter Philippa.

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Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) cast his vote for the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia in his hometown of Rhede on Sunday morning.

The 46-year-old lawyer came to the polling station with his wife Katharina and, just like when he was inaugurated a few months ago, pushed their one-year-old daughter Philippa in a blue stroller.

Rhede - "We're fine.

It's a wonderful day in North Rhine-Westphalia, wonderful weather.

It's a great day to vote," said Wüst, smiling and in a good mood after ticking the box at around 10:30 a.m.

Wüst asked all citizens "to exercise their right to vote and thanked the helpers in the state's polling stations "who make sure that we can vote today".

In the warm, sunny weather he will spend the afternoon with his family in peace, said Wüst.

"We will be at home and do a bit of family." Later he will drive to Düsseldorf, where he will be expected in the CDU state office and in the state parliament.

"Well, have a nice Sunday, bye," said Wüst to the journalists.

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Wüst took over the office of prime minister in the most populous federal state from Armin Laschet at the end of October last, after he had failed in the federal elections as the Union's candidate for chancellor.

Recent opinion polls showed a head-to-head race between the CDU with Wüst, who stood for election for the first time, and the SPD with top candidate and challenger Thomas Kutschaty.

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