Overview
- In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund said he aims to expand the party’s advantage over the CDU as campaigning begins for the 6 September election.
- CDU contender Sven Schulze ruled out any cooperation with the AfD or Die Linke and vowed to highlight clear differences in the campaign.
- Saxony-Anhalt’s AfD remains designated by the domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right‑wing extremist organization, a label the party rejects.
- Analysts and polls show the AfD consolidating gains in the West too, nearing 20 percent in Baden‑Württemberg and Rhineland‑Palatinate ahead of March votes.
- The AfD confirmed that Bundestag member Rüdiger Lucassen received an invitation to the Munich Security Conference, signaling contested inclusion in high‑profile forums.