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CDU Rules Out AfD Deals in Saxony-Anhalt as Haseloff Backs Schulze

Party leaders cite the CDU’s incompatibility rule to close the door on cooperation ahead of the 2026 state vote.

Ministerpräsident Haseloff: „Bin mir sicher, dass wir stärker sein werden als die AfD“
Reiner Haseloff (CDU), Ministerpräsident des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Sachsen-Anhalts Regierungschef Reiner Haseloff (CDU) ist mit elf Jahren Amtszeit Deutschlands dienstältester Ministerpräsident.
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Overview

  • Ministerpräsident Reiner Haseloff said the AfD will not govern in Saxony-Anhalt and argued it could only take power with an absolute majority because no one will work with it.
  • Federal Education Minister Karin Prien reiterated that any cooperation with the AfD is excluded and violates the CDU’s incompatibility decision.
  • A June Insa poll put the CDU at 34 percent and the AfD at 30 percent, indicating a close race more than a year before the 6 September 2026 election.
  • Haseloff will not run again and has endorsed CDU state leader and economics minister Sven Schulze as lead candidate, pending confirmation by a party congress.
  • Political scientist Benjamin Höhne warns of a harsher, personal campaign and says an AfD minority government tolerated by the BSW cannot be ruled out, as AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund targets over 40 percent and a solo majority.