- 2d ago
German economic adviser Monika Schnitzer warns AfD government would deter skilled workers in Saxony-Anhalt
German Council of Economic Experts chair Monika Schnitzer and Halle Institute president Reint Gropp warned that an AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt would worsen labor deficits as retirements rise.
- 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 21
AfD builds training academy and staff roster ahead of Saxony-Anhalt election
Alternative for Germany has created an administrative academy and a 185,000-euro working group to supply qualified civil servants if it enters state government in September.
- 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 15
AfD EU MP Arno Bausemer allegedly attacks two 14-year-olds with baseball bat over damaged election poster in Stendal
An AfD member of the European Parliament, Arno Bausemer, allegedly attacked two 14-year-old boys with a baseball bat after they damaged an AfD election poster in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, on Thursday evening. The LKA has taken over the investigation.
- 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 28
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.
- Jul 22
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.
