Overview
- On ZDF's Markus Lanz, Sven Schulze said that under his leadership there would be no ministers from the AfD or The Left in any government.
- He cast the September 2026 state vote as a decisive test of whether democratic parties can still form stable majorities without the AfD.
- Questioned about toleration or a minority arrangement involving The Left, he refused to commit, citing uncertainty about the final vote shares.
- He ruled out calling new elections if coalition talks stall, stating the state parliament will not dissolve.
- Recent Infratest dimap figures show the AfD around 39% and the CDU near 26–27%, making an anti‑AfD majority likely to require a four‑party deal and hinging on whether SPD and BSW enter the chamber.