Sahra Wagenknecht interprets the departure of ten MPs from the Thuringian Blackberry Coalition as deliberate damage to their alliance before the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and criticizes their refusal to leave the BSW parliamentary group, even though they have left the party.
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Das Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) wurde im Januar 2024 gegründet und ist in Thüringen Teil der sogenannten Brombeer-Koalition aus CDU, SPD und BSW. Die Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt steht bevor.
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Das BSW wird bei der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt keine Koalition mit der CDU eingehen.
Very likely · Within weeks
Die zehn ausgetretenen Abgeordneten werden versuchen, in der BSW-Fraktion zu bleiben, trotz ihres Austritts aus der Partei.
Likely · Within days
The Saarland CDU has elected Stephan Toscani as the top candidate for the state elections on April 18, 2027 with 91.3 percent of the vote. Toscani, who has led the party since 2022, emphasized in his speech the right to return to government responsibility and called for a new beginning for the economy and jobs in Saarland.

After ten BSW MPs left the party, but remained in the group, the Thuringian blackberry coalition only has 39 instead of 44 votes. Government work should continue while there is discussion about renaming the group instead of dissolving it. The Left Party could thereby gain influence.
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Cem Özdemir warned of possible influence by Russia and other states in the event of an AfD sole government in Saxony-Anhalt and renewed his call for party ban proceedings against parts of the AfD for unconstitutionality.

According to SPIEGEL information, the new Transport Minister Steffen Bilger has so far shown little ambition to change the rail toll, which is in urgent need of reform, even though hundreds of millions of euros are at stake and there is a risk of price increases.
In Thuringia, ten of the twelve remaining members of the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) have left the party, including all three state ministers. This means that the project is nearing its end, after being announced as a historic change when it was founded in January 2024.

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