Overview

• Carsten Hütter, a senior AfD politician, was elected to Saxony's Parliamentary Oversight Commission (PKK) with support from CDU and BSW members.
• The PKK oversees the state's intelligence agency, which has classified the AfD as a far-right extremist organization under observation.
• SPD, Greens, and Left Party opposed Hütter's election, condemning the decision as incompatible with democratic principles and warning of a dangerous precedent.
• Critics, including SPD and Green leaders, accused the CDU of compromising its 'firewall' against the far-right by enabling Hütter's appointment.
• The CDU defended its decision, citing respect for electoral outcomes, while internal and external backlash questioned the party's commitment to distancing itself from the AfD.