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Thomas Schulze
Thomas Schulze (born 1964 in Merseburg) is a German politician of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), co-chair of its Saxony-Anhalt branch.
- Born
- 1964, Merseburg
- Party
- Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW)
Left · Where sources place the party (Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW))
Wikipedia: left-wing to far-left (BSW)
Ideology: left-conservatism, left-wing populism, cultural conservatism
<1%Probability · Ministerpräsident of Sachsen-Anhalt?
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A former chef and restaurant manager, he has worked in the prison service since 1996 and has led the state reception centre in Stendal since 2024. He is named in the race for Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt as co-lead candidate of the BSW in the 2026 state election.
Career
According to reports of his nomination, Schulze began as a chef and restaurant manager in East Germany, later ran a Berlin restaurant that trained people with mental disabilities, and in 1996 moved to the prison service after civil-service training. Since 2024 he has headed the state reception centre in Stendal. He is co-chair of the BSW in Saxony-Anhalt, and in 2026 the party named him and Claudia Wittig its joint lead candidates for the state election, held on 6 September 2026.
Positions
Press profiles say Schulze focuses on strengthening rural areas, including medical care, keeping clinics open and tackling doctor shortages. He also calls for an economic policy correction centred on supply security, affordable energy and competitiveness. ZDF describes the BSW duo's aim as ending the CDU's long leadership of the state government, which has run since 2002.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Berliner Zeitung · ZDFheute · Wikipedia
- Thomas Schulze <1%
Aug 12Sep 9Oct 7
Ministerpräsident of Sachsen-Anhalt?
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Siegmund | Far right | 35 | 79% |
| Sven Schulze | 4% | ||
| Sepp Müller | Centre-right | 37 | 3% |
| Claudia Wittig | Left | 1% | |
| Lydia Hüskens | Centre-right | 62 | 1% |
| Armin Willingmann | Centre-left | 63 | <1% |
| Eva von Angern | Left | 49 | <1% |
| Thomas Schulze | Left | <1% | |
| Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz | Centre-left | 49 | <1% |
| André Schröder | Centre-right | 57 | <1% |
| Tamara Zieschang | Centre-right | 56 | <1% |
| Franziska Weidinger | <1% |