In Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, AfD politician Uwe Arendt won the first round of the Landrat election with 43.3 percent of the vote. He will now face CDU candidate Sven Czekalla in a runoff.
The election took place in several eastern German districts. Arendt received 43.3 percent, missing an absolute majority. Sven Czekalla of the CDU received 36.6 percent. Arendt is currently facing a disciplinary procedure by the Halle police inspectorate. According to reports, he is said to have carried out election campaign appearances despite being on sick leave for months. The AfD is classified as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Saxony-Anhalt. The runoff is scheduled for June 28. Additional runoffs involving AfD candidates will take place in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Ostprignitz-Ruppin.
