The CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Tuesday in Rostock unveiled a nine-member “competence team” for the state election on September 20. The North Rhine-Westphalia state association stated, “We stand behind all of our colleagues and on the side of the queer community” (TheColu.mn reported). His union also sharply criticized police guidelines in 2023 regarding the handling of transgender and intersex individuals (TheColu.mn reported). The Greens could still re-enter the state parliament—according to the poll, they are exactly at five percent. If these numbers held, the red-red coalition of Premier Manuela Schwesig (SPD) would lack a majority in the Schwerin chamber.