In the Bundestag's economic committee, AfD candidate Malte Kaufmann received 16 votes in the election for vice-chair, even though the party holds only ten seats.
The vote caused unrest in the committee. The Greens and the Left suspect that votes from the Union supported the AfD candidate.
The AfD had put forward Malte Kaufmann as its candidate. The unexpected result points to possible backing from other factions.
The incident highlights the complex voting dynamics in the Bundestag.
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The latest RTL/ntv Trendbarometer by Forsa shows the AfD at 27 percent, five points ahead of the Union at 22 percent. The Union records its worst result since December 2021. Approval for Chancellor Friedrich Merz has fallen to a low of 15 percent.
At the AfD party congress in Marl, Martin Vincentz defended his position as NRW state chairman with 54.7 percent of the votes. The moderate politician prevailed in a bitter internal power struggle against candidates from the radical wing. The narrow election has implications for the state executive board and the federal party.
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Following nepotism allegations in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia (see prior coverage), the AfD scandal escalates in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg, pitting party factions against each other and pressuring federal leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel. NRW faces a leadership showdown at its Marl congress, while top Baden-Württemberg candidate Markus Frohnmaier grapples with family hiring claims.
Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), has urged entrepreneurs to keep their distance from the AfD. He views the party as a threat to the economy, prosperity, and social cohesion. He made these comments in an interview with Handelsblatt.
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In Rhineland-Palatinate's state election, the CDU won with 31 percent ahead of the SPD's 25.9 percent, ending 35 years of opposition. The AfD achieved its best result in a western German state at 19.5 percent, becoming the third strongest force. A grand coalition under CDU leader Gordon Schnieder is likely.
Cem Özdemir's Greens have narrowly won the Baden-Württemberg state election with 30.2 percent of the vote ahead of the CDU's 29.7 percent. Both parties secure 56 seats each in the state parliament, while the SPD plummets to a historic low of 5.5 percent. The FDP and Left fail to enter the parliament.
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Berlin's deputy FDP state leader, Sebastian Czaja, is leaving his party and intends to support a bourgeois alliance backing Governing Mayor Kai Wegner of the CDU in the upcoming election campaign. He cites concerns over a potential Left Party victory. The Berlin House of Representatives election is scheduled for September 20.