Der Soziologe Hartmut Rosa sieht das Wahlergebnis in Sachsen-Anhalt als lang erwarteten Endpunkt einer gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung, die er mit einer Tunnelfahrt vergleicht, und äußert sich kritisch über die politische Lage.
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Das Wahlergebnis in Sachsen-Anhalt wird von Hartmut Rosa als lang erwartetes Ergebnis einer langfristigen gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung gesehen, die er mit einer Tunnelfahrt vergleicht.
DIE ZEIT: Hartmut Rosa, was denken Sie angesichts des Wahlergebnisses in Sachsen-Anhalt?
Hartmut Rosa: Auf dieses Desaster, so muss man das Wahlergebnis ja nennen, sind wir seit sehr langer Zeit zugesteuert. Es wirkte fast so, als ob wir uns gesellschaftlich auf einer Art Tunnelfahrt befanden. Und vielleicht sind wir nun an einem Punkt, an dem diese Tunnelfahrt enden kann.
ZEIT: Was meinen Sie damit? Sollte die AfD nun regieren?

The Greens achieved almost nine percent in Saxony-Anhalt, doubling their result compared to the last election, while the CDU lost heavily and the SPD remained below ten percent. The AfD won almost all constituencies regardless of their candidates. The party leadership shows cautious joy and warns against hasty conclusions, as democratic forces now need clear values and a compass to counter the AfD.
After the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, according to police reports, around 5,000 people protested against the party at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Demonstrations also took place in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Potsdam, Münster, Göttingen, Dresden, Aachen, Bamberg, Darmstadt, Halle and Halberstadt. The organizers spoke of a total of around 14,000 participants. Among the participants were Luisa Neubauer and the top candidates of the Greens and the Left for the election to the House of Representatives in Berlin on September 20th.

Bundestag member Sepp Müller announces his candidacy for the CDU state chairmanship in Saxony-Anhalt after Prime Minister Sven Schulze announced a new election for the state executive committee for the end of November or beginning of December due to the strong electoral loss in the 2021 state election.

The former Union parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) took part in a parliamentary group meeting in the Bundestag for the first time two months after his resignation. He is now a member of the Budget Committee and no longer has a leading role in the group.
Bundestag member Sepp Müller (CDU) has declared his candidacy for the position of state chairman of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt. He may succeed Sven Schulze. Müller had already caused a stir before the state elections with critical statements about the AfD coalition and was publicly reprimanded by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He has been a member of the Bundestag since 2017 and criticizes the left-wing development of his party.

After the dam burst in Magdeburg, the AfD is the clear winner in Saxony-Anhalt, the BSW is the kingmaker. The article outlines five possible scenarios for forming a government in the country.