Ex-CDU leader warns against minority government involving AfD

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has warned the Union against considering a minority government. Such a setup would amount to an informal alliance with the AfD.

Former CDU chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer spoke to the Funke Mediengruppe. She stressed that no alternative majority exists in the democratic center.

Kramp-Karrenbauer criticized scenarios where the government seeks varying majorities depending on the issue. Such ideas have nothing to do with political reality, she said.

Regarding the state election in Saxony-Anhalt in September, she stated that the federal party cannot dictate terms to the state branch. Talks between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and state chairman Sven Schulze are planned after the vote.

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Cem Özdemir and Manuel Hagel shake hands announcing Greens-CDU coalition in Baden-Württemberg.
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Greens and CDU agree on coalition after Baden-Württemberg election

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Eight weeks after the Greens' narrow win in the March state election, they and the CDU have reached a coalition agreement in Baden-Württemberg. Top candidates Cem Özdemir and Manuel Hagel announced it in Stuttgart, with the treaty to be presented next week.

Reiner Haseloff, former Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, attributed the AfD's strength to distrust in established parties in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung. He warned of the consequences of a potential AfD government after the state election on September 6. A coalition with the AfD is out of the question for the CDU, as it aims to destroy the party.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized the stability of his black-red coalition during an ARD interview with Caren Miosga on Sunday evening (May 3, 2026). He urged the SPD to show compromise and ruled out alternatives like tolerance by the AfD. Merz openly addressed discontent within the Union and the limits of his patience.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the SPD to demonstrate greater willingness for reforms. In a speech to the CDU Wirtschaftsrat in Berlin, he warned of limits to his patience. He criticized the SPD for 'dreaming' of democratic socialism.

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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.

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