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CSU's Soder Reelected as Bavarian Prime Minister - Reports

© AFP 2023 / Sven Hoppe / dpaBavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder sits in the plenary hall prior to an extraordinary session of the Bavarian parliament on November 6, 2018 in Munich, southern Germany
Bavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder sits in the plenary hall prior to an extraordinary session of the Bavarian parliament on November 6, 2018 in Munich, southern Germany - Sputnik International
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BERLIN (Sputnik) - Markus Soder, a member of the German Christian Social Union (CSU), was reelected on Tuesday as the prime minister of the Free State of Bavaria, with 110 of the Bavarian parliament's 202 members have endorsed his candidacy, N-tv reported.

According to Germany's N-tv channel, Soder is now expected to present his cabinet and secretaries of state to the Landtag on November 12. The Free Voters bloc is expected to receive three ministerial posts in the fields of economy and energy, culture and ecology.

READ MORE: Scholar Explains Why Bavarian Vote Turned Into Nightmare for CSU, SPD

The maintenance of stability and Bavaria's consistent development have been declared the central objective of the future Bavarian government.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during an election campaign of her Christian Democratic Union, CDU, and the Christian Social Union, CSU, in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, May 28, 2017 - Sputnik International
CSU's Losses in Bavaria Can Partly Be Blamed on Berlin - Political Analyst
The CSU, the sister party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, showed the second worst election result in the party's history in Bavarian elections and received 37.2 percent of votes, which corresponded to 85 seats in the Landtag and was not enough to form the government unilaterally.

On October 14, the German state of Bavaria held an election in the unicameral Landtag. As a result of the election, the CSU has lost the absolute majority in the state's legislative body and had to sign a coalition agreement with the Free Voters bloc. The two political forces have received a total of 112 seats in the Bavarian parliament.

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