Saxony-Anhalt election: AfD leads in polls amid coalition debates

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• [DISPUTED] Polling shows the AfD leads in Saxony-Anhalt with 42% of the vote. tkp.at · ultimosegundo.ig.com.br · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.tagesschau.de · www.faz.net · +3 more
• [● 4 SOURCES] AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund claimed over 20 billion euros in Bürgergeld payments go to non-German citizens. www.tz.de
• [● 4 SOURCES] Bodo Ramelow recommended cooperation between the CDU and Die Linke to prevent an AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt. www.tagesschau.de · www.nachrichten-heute.net · radioosnabrueck.de
• [● 17 SOURCES] Ulrich Siegmund stated he would not accept becoming Minister President through an abstention by the BSW party. www.berlinstory.de · www.oldenburger-onlinezeitung.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.marler-zeitung.de · +3 more
• [● 5 SOURCES] Polling shows the AfD as the clear favorite for the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state election. ultimosegundo.ig.com.br · www.faz.net · jungefreiheit.de · dawum.de
• [● 4 SOURCES] In the 2025 fiscal year, non-German citizens accounted for approximately 21.7 billion euros of the 46.65 billion euros in Bürgergeld paid out. www.tz.de
• [● 2 SOURCES] The AfD proposes replacing compulsory schooling with a 'duty to be educated' (Bildungspflicht). www.t-online.de
• [● 5 SOURCES] CDU candidate Sven Schulze has not ruled out a coalition with the Linke party to prevent an AfD government. jungefreiheit.de · www.t-online.de · courage-lounge.de
• [● 12 SOURCES] The BSW party proposes an extra-party Minister President to govern with shifting majorities, potentially including the AfD. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.faz.net · www.n-tv.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.marler-zeitung.de · +2 more
• [● 2 SOURCES] The AfD could achieve an absolute majority in the state parliament even with approximately 40 percent of the vote if smaller parties fail to meet the five percent threshold.
• [● 8 SOURCES] The BSW party will abstain in the third round of voting for Minister President if their non-partisan model is rejected. www.faz.net · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.n-tv.de · www.marler-zeitung.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · +1 more
• [● 5 SOURCES] The Linke party's candidate Eva von Angern stated she is willing to support the CDU to prevent an AfD government. www.tagesschau.de · www.zeit.de · jungefreiheit.de · www.t-online.de