Green Party politician Cem Özdemir was elected Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg. In the Württemberg state parliament (Landtag), he received 93 of 157 votes of present MPs in the first round of voting. He replaced Winfried Kretschmann, who is leaving office after 15 years. Spiegel.de ↗
Özdemir has thus become a historic case – he is the first federal state minister-president in German history with Turkish roots. His election marks the pinnacle of a political career that has brought him to the helm of a federal state. Der Standard ↗
Although he received a clear majority in the vote, the number of votes fell short of expectations given the number of seats his Green party holds together with its coalition partner CDU in the Landtag. Some MPs from the coalition withheld their votes – according to reports, 19 MPs refused to give Özdemir their vote. Shortly before the election, the new minister-president also received an unconventional welcome gift from his supporters in the form of a running jersey. Die Zeit ↗
Özdemir's election marks the end of an era shaped by Kretschmann's leadership of Baden-Württemberg. At the start of his tenure, the new minister-president is focusing on offering encouragement to children from migrant and working-class family backgrounds, whom he represents through his personal example. His election is being praised as a symbol of change in German politics and of openness to the representation of other population groups in the highest positions of the public sector. n-tv ↗
Özdemir became the new Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg
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Cem Özdemir: Der Mann fürs grüne Wunder in Baden-Württemberg
Spiegel.de
| 13:13 13.05.
Özdemir zum Ministerpräsidenten von Baden-Württemberg gewählt
Der Standard
| 12:54 13.05.
Noch vor der Wahlannahme: Warum Özdemir zum Einstand ein Lauftrikot geschenkt bekam
Die Zeit
| 12:35 13.05.
Cem Özdemir gewählt: Baden-Württemberg hat einen neuen Ministerpräsidenten
Tagesspiegel
| 12:21 13.05.
Cem Özdemir zum Ministerpräsidenten Baden-Württembergs gewählt
Welt
| 12:04 13.05.
Baden-Württemberg: Cem Özdemir zum Ministerpräsidenten gewählt
Spiegel.de
| 12:02 13.05.
Zweiter grüner Regierungschef: Özdemir zum Ministerpräsidenten Baden-Württembergs gewählt
Tagesspiegel
| 12:01 13.05.
Ministerpräsidentenwahl: 19 Abgeordnete verweigern Özdemir die Gefolgschaft
Die Zeit
| 12:43 13.05.
Baden-Württemberg: Cem Özdemir im ersten Wahlgang zum Ministerpräsidenten gewählt
Die Zeit
| 12:12 13.05.
Wahlen: Özdemir zum Ministerpräsidenten Baden-Württembergs gewählt
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