- 9h ago
CDU's Schulze and AfD's Siegmund clash over migration and energy in Saxony-Anhalt debate
Six weeks before Saxony-Anhalt's state election, CDU premier Sven Schulze and AfD challenger Ulrich Siegmund faced off in a televised debate, trading accusations over dual citizenship, Russian energy, and school inclusion.
- 6d ago
Central Council of Jews president warns CDU's 'firewall' against AfD may not hold, citing Saxony-Anhalt polls
Josef Schuster pointed to state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, where AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is within a few percentage points of an absolute majority in polls.
- 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 15
German prosecutors probe comedian Uwe Steimle over Merkel hanging, Stauffenberg remarks at AfD event
The Dessau-Roßlau public prosecutor's office opened an investigation against cabaret artist Uwe Steimle on Wednesday after he joked at an AfD event about hanging a portrait of former Chancellor Angela Merkel and invoked the July 20 plotter Claus von Stauffenberg in reference to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- 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 29
AfD kicks off Berlin election campaign with attacks on mayor over 'Tennisgate'
Berlin's AfD lead candidate Kristin Brinker launched her party's campaign for the September state election with sharp personal attacks on Governing Mayor Kai Wegner, invoking the January power outage and his tennis game that became known as 'Tennisgate'.
- 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.
- Jun 14
Saxony-Anhalt CDU pledges pharma hub and more police, rules out AfD coalition
Three months before Saxony-Anhalt's state vote, CDU delegates unanimously approved a platform focusing on the economy, internal security and education. A photo of a CDU and AfD politician at a shared microphone has overshadowed the convention.
- Jun 13
CDU's Heuer defends photo with AfD candidate as Saxony-Anhalt election looms
A photograph showing CDU parliamentary group leader Guido Heuer and AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund at a Halberstadt election forum has triggered debate just three months before Saxony-Anhalt's state vote.
