Overview
- This week’s representative polls put the AfD at roughly 41 percent, giving the party a plausible path to an absolute majority but leaving the result uncertain.
- The Landesverfassungsschutz of Saxony‑Anhalt classifies the state AfD as 'gesichert rechtsextremistisch', a designation that would complicate the party’s access to executive power and state institutions.
- AfD Spitzenkandidat Ulrich Siegmund has said he will only serve as minister‑president if his party wins an absolute majority, indicating a plan to govern without coalition partners.
- The CDU’s long‑standing ‘Brandmauer’ against cooperation is publicly strained while BSW leader Claudia Wittig has signalled conditional, issue‑by‑issue cooperation if the AfD reaches about 40 percent.
- About 26 percent of voters remain undecided and the AfD’s published program — including proposals to abolish the euro and to roll back Bachelor/Master degrees — could have wide economic, academic and administrative effects if implemented.