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Die Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt steht bevor, wobei Umfragen eine mögliche absolute Mehrheit der AfD voraussagen. Dies hätte weitreichende Folgen für die Bundesregierung und die politische Landschaft in Deutschland, insbesondere hinsichtlich der sogenannten Brandmauer gegen rechtsextreme Parteien.
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Die AfD wird bei der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt eine starke Leistung zeigen, möglicherweise eine absolute Mehrheit erreichen.
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Die CDU wird ihre Abgrenzung zur AfD (Brandmauer) beibehalten, auch bei schwierigen Koalitionsverhandlungen nach der Wahl.
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Die débat über die Zukunft der politischen Mitte und die Notwendigkeit, sich stärker auf soziale Themen zu konzentrieren, wird nach der Wahl intensiver werden.
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The AfD-affiliated Desiderius Erasmus Foundation has reported Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt for perverting the law because of the delay in examining its funding application since March 2025. The foundation is demanding 25.5 million euros in funding for the current year and accuses the ministry of delaying the payment, even though the AfD has met the legal requirements since the 2025 federal election.
As of September 4th, Giorgia Meloni has ruled as Italian Prime Minister for 1,413 days - longer than any predecessor since the founding of the Republic. In the ZEIT podcast “The Politics Part,” Rome correspondent Ulrich Ladurner analyzes their rise, their political successes and breaks as well as their impact on Italy and Europe.

The article analyzes the development of the AfD in Germany in comparison to other right-wing extremist parties in Europe, warns of possible government participation and its consequences for political discourse and social groups, while at the same time reporting on the migration situation in Ceuta, feminist debates surrounding Annalena Baerbock and the BSW's connections to Russia.

Reform UK is losing poll numbers and reputation due to Nigel Farage's financial scandals and the political upswing under Labor Prime Minister Andy Burnham, while the party presents its 100-day plan of tough migration policies and welfare cuts despite pressure from undercover investigations and fundraising controversies.
In the ZEIT podcast “Just a Question,” sociologist Steffen Mau discusses German unity and comes to a cautious assessment: no, or a cautious yes with great pain. He explains why structural differences between East and West are ossified and talks about political culture, AfD success and underrepresentation of East Germans in top positions before the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt.
In Saxony-Anhalt, BSW top candidate Claudia Wittig comments on possible cooperation with the AfD, SPD general secretary Tim Klüssendorf admits distance from the electorate, CDU employee wing warns of ruin if cooperation, Chancellor Merz in front of AfD state government, Evangelical parish of Wardenburg calls for resignation of an employee because of AfD election campaign support, CDU top candidate Sven Schulze rejects models of toleration with the left as an individual opinion and there have been 30 attacks on media workers at AfD events since May.