2017 Saarland state election
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The 2017 Saarland state election was held on 26 March 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was returned with an increased majority.
Image: Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer 2 par Claude Truong Ngoc janvier 2015
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, sometimes referred to by her initials of AKK, is a retired German politician who served as Minister of Defence from 2019 to 2021 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2018 to 2021.
Kramp-Karrenbauer in 2016
Püttlingen, a small town near the German–French border, where Annegret Kramp grew up
Election poster for Kramp-Karrenbauer's 1994 candidacy in Saarland
Minister of Defence Kramp-Karrenbauer and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on 13 April 2021