- Aug 28
AfD wins 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt election as CDU faces internal revolt and Schulze takes faction lead
Following the Alternative for Germany's victory with 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU leader Sven Schulze narrowly secured his party's parliamentary group leadership while federal calls mounted for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to step down.
- 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.
- 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.
