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Die Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt findet am 6. September statt. Aktuelle Umfragen zeigen die AfD als stärkste Kraft vor der CDU. Das Wahlrecht sieht eine Fünf-Prozent-Hürde vor, bei der Parteien unter diesem Schwelle keine Sitze erhalten.
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Die AfD erreicht bei der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt eine absolute Mehrheit der Sitze, wenn die Grünen und das BSW unter fünf Prozent bleiben.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has appointed Ronald Rauhe, the 44-time medalist in canoe racing, as the new State Minister for Sport and Volunteering. Rauhe is supposed to support the German bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and reform top-level sports funding. His predecessor Christiane Schenderlein was transferred to the Ministry of Health after 14 months.
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will meet with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Washington on September 15, Politico reports, citing three NATO officials. The meeting is part of Pistorius' trip to the USA to hand over the F-35 fighter jets ordered by Germany and comes after previously rejected talks in May. The Russian drone attack on a German airport and a possible US troop reduction in Europe will be discussed.
Shortly before the state elections, the FDP Saxony-Anhalt reduced the price of fuel by one euro per liter at a gas station in Eisleben for one hour in order to draw attention to the high tax burden on fuel. The action caused traffic chaos and was stopped by the police after about half an hour. 1170 liters of super and 841 liters of diesel were fueled.

Charlotte Knobloch from the Jewish Community of Munich and Ron Dekel from the Jewish Student Union of Germany warn of the anti-Semitic danger of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, where the party is aiming for an absolute majority. They report increasing anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, including violence and hatred, and call for more support from civil society for Jewish life.
CDU General Secretary Franziska Hoppermann emphasizes the importance of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt to prevent a right-wing extremist government. She highlights the federal party's intensive election campaign, criticizes the AfD and warns of the growing popularity of fringe parties while at the same time losing trust in the center.

The pediatrician Bea Merscher criticized Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz in an RTL program over a health law described as inhumane and claimed that he had laughed at her. She was then styled a “rage doctor”, experienced a shitstorm and received threats, including against her children. She is planning a protest event in Berlin under the motto "Enough! Health instead of austerity madness!"