Saxony-Anhalt
AfD Saxony-Anhalt parliamentary group expels Matthias Lieschke over secret recording
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The AfD parliamentary group in Saxony-Anhalt has expelled state treasurer Matthias Lieschke over allegations he secretly recorded a party meeting and forwarded it to former general secretary Jan Wenzel Schmidt. This follows earlier expulsion proceedings against Schmidt amid escalating internal party conflicts ahead of the 2026 state election.
Left-wing extremists have threatened on the Indymedia platform to storm the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt if the AfD wins the state election on September 6.
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Luigi Pantisano, candidate for the leadership of Die Linke, has declared his willingness to cooperate with the CDU after the state election in Saxony-Anhalt if this prevents the AfD from joining a government.
In Saxony-Anhalt, the coalition parties CDU, SPD, and FDP have approved the early transition from Minister President Reiner Haseloff to Sven Schulze. The 71-year-old Haseloff seeks to continue the black-red-yellow coalition without changes to ministry distributions. The aim is to give Schulze an incumbency advantage ahead of the 2026 state election.
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Just nine months before the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU lead candidate Sven Schulze has warned against AfD involvement in the government. He stressed that it would cause immense damage to the state and Germany. Recent polls show the AfD leading.