Sven Schulze
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- 5d ago
German states press Berlin to cut electricity tax for all households
On 22 October 2026, state premiers meeting in Berlin asked the federal government to cut the electricity tax for everyone as quickly as possible, while Thuringia added a demand to suspend CO2 pricing on fuel and heating.
- 5d ago
CDU MP Guido Heuer will stay in the chamber during Siegmund's December vote
Former CDU faction leader Guido Heuer says he will not leave the Saxony-Anhalt plenary hall when AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund stands for minister-president in December, despite his group's boycott plan.
- Oct 16
Merz warns CDU over AfD votes in Saxony-Anhalt and rejects coalition at any price
At the Junge Union's Deutschlandtag in Bonn on Saturday, 17 October, Merz threatened party expulsion over AfD cooperation and pressed for a first Bundestag reading of the pension reform before year-end.
- Oct 14
Saxony-Anhalt parliament backs AfD and BSW motion to halt aid to Ukraine
The motion, filed jointly by the AfD and BSW, passed with 44 of 83 votes on 14 October, while the CDU, SPD, Greens and Left Party voted against it.
- Oct 13
CDU faction in Saxony-Anhalt to leave chamber during AfD premier vote in December
The CDU group in the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag decided on 13 October to leave the chamber during the first two ballots on AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund for state premier, scheduled for 15 December.
- Oct 11
CDU presidium meets as Merz faces criticism over secret vote for AfD Landtag president
The CDU presidium meets Sunday and Monday as Friedrich Merz faces criticism over a secret vote in Saxony-Anhalt, where CDU members are suspected of having helped elect an AfD Landtag president.
- Oct 9
AfD politician Tillschneider blocked from Halle synagogue memorial by human chain
Activists linked arms at the synagogue entrance in Halle on Friday, and the AfD politician left after a lengthy discussion while police mediated. The incident came on the seventh anniversary of the 2019 attack that killed two people.
- Oct 6
AfD's Tobias Rausch elected Saxony-Anhalt parliament president with 48 of 83 votes
Tobias Rausch of the AfD won the presidency of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag on Tuesday with four more votes than his party and the BSW hold together. Chancellor Friedrich Merz then suggested that deputies from other parties may have voted for him to discredit the CDU, prompting angry rebuttals from the Greens and the Left.
- Oct 2
Steinmeier intervenes in German coalition standoff over healthcare, pensions, and taxes
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier held crisis calls with Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt following disputes over social reforms and tax policy.
- Oct 2
Sven Schulze defends dual role in Saxony-Anhalt after CDU state election defeat
Saxony-Anhalt Minister-President Sven Schulze has rejected internal party criticism over holding both executive and parliamentary leadership posts following the CDU election loss to the AfD.
- Sep 22
Saxony-Anhalt CDU rejects non-AfD coalition talks following election defeat
The Christian Democratic Union has refused an SPD invitation to negotiate a multi-party alliance without Alternative for Germany in Magdeburg, confirming its plan to enter opposition while internal leadership disputes escalate.
- Aug 20
German CDU mayor donates €10,000 to AfD and demands end to conservative firewall
Bernd Prange, a CDU mayor in Saxony-Anhalt, donated €10,000 to the AfD and endorsed the party ahead of the September 6 state election, prompting expulsion calls and national political blowback.
- Aug 20
Chemnitz light art festival targets urban vacancy with projections on vacant 100-meter hotel
The Light Our Vision festival in Chemnitz will project interactive art onto the empty Congress Hotel from 17 to 19 September 2026, aiming to spur debate on vacant urban properties.
- Aug 17
Haseloff calls AfD a West party, criticises German media for reinforcing its rise in the East
Former Saxony-Anhalt Minister-President Reiner Haseloff (CDU) told dpa the AfD is a West German party rooted in the western elite, and criticised German media for reinforcing AfD strength in the East through a one-sided 'West view' of East Germans.
- Aug 16
Wagenknecht dares Höcke to live debate after his offer to elect her as Thuringian Minister President
BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht has publicly challenged Thuringian AfD leader Björn Höcke to a live debate, days after Höcke offered AfD votes to elect her as Minister President of Thuringia.
- Aug 11
AfD at 40% in Saxony-Anhalt debate as von Angern refuses Siegmund's handshake, BSW hovers as kingmaker
Seven lead candidates clashed in MDR's Wahlarena on August 12, with the AfD polling above 40 percent and its candidate Ulrich Siegmund seeking an absolute majority, while the BSW positioned itself as a potential kingmaker.
- Aug 6
Wahl-O-Mat launches for Saxony-Anhalt election as AfD polls above 40% and CDU incumbent struggles
The Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung launched its Wahl-O-Mat on 6 August 2026 ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt state election on 6 September, where the AfD leads polls above 40% and 15 parties compete for 1.78 million votes.
- Jul 21
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU leader says BSW will 'make common cause' with AfD after September election
Saxony-Anhalt's CDU minister president says the left-conservative BSW will back the far-right AfD if it gets the chance, as polls show the AfD far ahead before the September 6 state vote.
- Jul 8
Schulze rules out seeking AfD or Left Party votes as former CDU leaders warn against toleration ahead of Saxony-Anhalt election
Saxony-Anhalt's Minister-President Sven Schulze says he will not ask the AfD or Die Linke for support after the September state election, while two former CDU state leaders warn that a minority government tolerated by the Left would sink the party.
- Jun 14
Video of CDU-AfD exchange emerges in Saxony-Anhalt as row over photo tests firewall taboo
A 27-second clip shows CDU faction leader Guido Heuer and AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund in a jocular exchange at a campaign forum, deepening a dispute that started with a single photograph.
