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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.

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SPD chair and federal labor minister Bärbel Bas will not run as top candidate for the 2027 state election in North Rhine-Westphalia. She prefers to focus on her responsibilities in Berlin. Bas shared these views in an interview with the Rheinische Post.