Mercedes Works Council Elections - | DGB on Zentrum: "There's no question of a landslide victory"
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Right-Wing Group Faces Limits in Mercedes Council VoteMercedes Sindelfingen elects new council from March 3; DGB sees no sweeping win for Zentrum despite record candidates.
Key FactsMar 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The AfD-affiliated Zentrum puts forward 47 candidates in Sindelfingen, marking its largest participation in the works council election.
- DGB clarifies that Zentrum is not a union and represents only a small fraction of works council members nationwide.
- Zentrum capitalizes on workers’ fears of job losses and relocations, but DGB disputes their bleak outlook on the industry’s future.
- Despite ties to the AfD, the DGB expects no significant surge in Zentrum’s influence within Mercedes councils.
There can be no talk of a march-through.— Kai Burmeister, DGB Baden-Württemberg state chairman, in an interview with our newspaper (Stuttgarter Nachrichten)
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Mercedes Works Council Elections - | DGB on the Center Party: "There's no question of a landslide victory"
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