CDU rules out cooperation with AfD and BSW in Saxony-Anhalt
Quick Look
- The CDU parliamentary group leader Sven Schulze has ruled out that the AfD can rely on votes from the Christian Democrats in the prime ministerial election in Saxony-Anhalt.
- The CDU also rules out collaboration with the BSW.
- The AfD has 39 seats in the state parliament, just like the CDU, Left, Greens and SPD combined.
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Why It Matters
The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt was classified as right-wing extremist by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and won the state election on September 6th. In parliament, the AfD (39 seats) and an alliance of the CDU, Left, Greens and SPD (also 39 seats) as well as the BSW (5 seats) face each other. 42 votes are needed for a majority.
CDU parliamentary group leader Sven Schulze confirms that the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt cannot rely on votes from the Christian Democrats in a prime ministerial election for Ulrich Siegmund. »No one will switch from the CDU to the AfD in any way. The AfD doesn't have to hope for that either. We see ourselves as an opposition party,” said Schulze in the ARD report from Berlin. All CDU MPs have confirmed this several times, both verbally and in writing.
With a view to the ongoing talks between the AfD and BSW about forming a government, Schulze said that the CDU was not seeking cooperation with either party and did not want to participate. According to Schulz, cooperation also includes, for example, agreeing on laws. The CDU has no plans to do that, said Schulze.
The AfD's top candidate Ulrich Siegmund wants to be elected Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt in December. The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified as right-wing extremist, won the state elections on September 6th. In his own words, Siegmund assumes that he will be elected with a “significant majority” in the first round. However, how Siegmund comes into office remains unclear. The AfD has 39 members in parliament. The CDU, Left, Greens and SPD together also have 39 seats, the BSW is represented by 5 representatives. For a majority in parliament, 42 votes are needed.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The AfD will nominate Ulrich Siegmund as its candidate for the prime ministerial election in December.
Very likely · Within weeks
If no party achieves a majority, coalition negotiations between several parties will be necessary.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Whether the AfD will achieve a significant majority in the first round of the prime ministerial election, as Ulrich Siegmund expects.
- How the stalemate in the state parliament should be resolved, since neither the AfD nor the progressive alliance have enough votes.
- Whether the BSW could take on a kingmaker role and what conditions it would set for support.
