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Wagenknecht Signals Possible AfD Support in Saxony-Anhalt

8/25/2026

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz avoids calling the AfD policy a “political firewall” amid criticism.
The CDU, once rejecting AfD coalitions, accepted AfD votes for January 2025 asylum-seeker motion.
Germany’s constitutional protection office calls some AfD state branches “confirmed right-wing extremist,” without filing a ban.
Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) founder Sahra Wagenknecht says excluding the AfD disenfranchises about 40% of voters.
Wagenknecht would consider supporting an AfD-led government in Saxony-Anhalt, elections on September 6.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz avoids calling the AfD policy a “political firewall” amid criticism.
The CDU, once rejecting AfD coalitions, accepted AfD votes for January 2025 asylum-seeker motion.
Germany’s constitutional protection office calls some AfD state branches “confirmed right-wing extremist,” without filing a ban.
Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) founder Sahra Wagenknecht says excluding the AfD disenfranchises about 40% of voters.
Wagenknecht would consider supporting an AfD-led government in Saxony-Anhalt, elections on September 6.