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The meeting took place as part of the opening of a TV studio for Compact magazine. The BSW party leadership distances itself from the impression of cooperation with the AfD.
A meeting between politicians from the AfD and the BSW in Saxony-Anhalt has sparked discontent among the BSW party leadership. “The impression of cronyism or a privileged partnership should not be created,” wrote party leader Fabio de Masi in a post on social media on Friday evening.
The trigger was photos published by the right-wing extremist magazine Compact. They show top politicians from the AfD and BSW from Saxony-Anhalt at a joint evening event. According to the magazine, the reason for the meeting was the opening of a “TV studio” by Compact in Magdeburg on Thursday.
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