BSW lets AfD have its way: Five MPs are neither for nor against Siegmund:
The BSW dreams of an expert government with shifting majorities in Saxony-Anhalt ...
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BSW says it will not oppose Siegmund in third ballotWith five seats, the BSW prevents an absolute AfD majority and rules out a coalition with the AfD.
- The BSW exceeded the five-percent threshold by 3525 second votes and entered the state parliament for the first time with five lawmakers.
- The CDU, SPD, Left Party and Greens hold 39 seats combined, matching the AfD’s total.
- On Monday, Schulze told Deutschlandfunk that the BSW would not vote against Siegmund in the third ballot.
- Instead, the BSW wants to propose a nonpartisan premier from Saxony-Anhalt governing with shifting majorities; the AfD rejects this model.
a very clear vote for an AfD Minister-President, and no games— Ulrich Siegmund (AfD); said ahead of a potential third vote for the Minister-President in Saxony-Anhalt
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Abstention in the third round of voting: BSW wouldn't stand in Siegmund's way
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BSW lets AfD have its way: Five MPs are neither for nor against Siegmund: The BSW dreams of an expert government with shifting majorities in Saxony-Anhalt ...
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Thuringia: BSW parliamentary group wants to dissolve - | and re-establish under a different name
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Key FactsAfD proposes written agreement with BSW in Saxony-Anhalt
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- At an event in Magdeburg, Oliver Kirchner supported formally regulating cooperation with the BSW in writing.
- Kirchner said differing positions could produce compromises and potentially allow the BSW to act as a corrective.
- The AfD clearly won September’s state election but missed its goal of governing alone; talks with the BSW continue.
- The BSW plans to abstain in December’s scheduled minister-president election; the AfD has 39 seats, BSW five, and 42 constitute a majority.
I really ask that we let ourselves negotiate this first, fix it in writing, so that no one after two years says: ‘Well, that’s not how we discussed it. Everything that is fixed in writing is there.’— Oliver Kirchner, AfD-Co-Fraktionschef, at a gathering of AfD and BSW politicians in Magdeburg
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Key FactsSaxony-Anhalt BSW Sticks to Course Despite AfD Dinner
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- After the dinner at „Compact“, parliamentary deputy chair Wittig defended it Saturday but apologized in „Spiegel“ on Sunday.
- According to FOCUS online, BSW leaders reprimanded all five lawmakers Saturday evening; Wagenknecht called the appearance completely inappropriate.
- The Saxony-Anhalt BSW will not change its AfD policy and plans to abstain from December’s vote on Ulrich Siegmund.
- BSW executive board member Klaus Ernst warned that the dinner at „Compact“ could prompt party resignations.
I ran for office to prevent the AfD.— Doreen Voigt, Saxony MP, in an MDR interview
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Coalition Under Pressure: Two BSW Lawmakers Leave Thuringia's "Blackberry Coalition"
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Key FactsThuringian BSW lawmakers demand Voigt’s resignation
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Anke Wirsing and Sven Küntzel oppose the BSW group’s decision to continue the coalition with Mario Voigt.
- Wirsing says Voigt should resign over the plagiarism affair and make way for another candidate.
- Wirsing left open how she would vote on an announced AfD no-confidence motion and ruled nothing out.
- Four district associations are demanding a special party conference; Wirsing will support any majority decision by the grassroots.
It would be good if Mario Voigt stepped aside so the CDU could nominate another candidate.— Anke Wirsing, BSW member and Thüringen state parliamentarian, in an interview with Focus Online
OpinionSahra Wagenknecht sabotages her own BSW faction in Erfurt: The BSW founder is massively interfering in the Thuringian Blackberry Coalition ...
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Key FactsCommentary: Dispute between Wagenknecht and Thuringia’s BSW
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- According to the commentary, Wagenknecht is intervening heavily in Thuringia’s Brombeer coalition, which the state association belongs to against her wishes.
- The commentary says she is using the revocation of Mario Voigt’s doctoral title as an occasion, which Thuringia’s minister president is contesting.
- A large majority of BSW state lawmakers rejects Wagenknecht’s approach, while two lawmakers support her.
- Voigt now leads a minority government, while a planned special BSW party conference in Thuringia could give dissatisfied members an opportunity to voice criticism, according to the commentary.
Why don't we talk for once?— Sahra Wagenknecht, addressing Björn Höcke (caption under a photo, dpa).
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- The Thuringian AfD holds 37 percent in the recent Insa poll, maintaining its lead over the CDU at 25 percent.
- The coalition of CDU, BSW, and SPD collectively declines to 41 percent, down from 45.5 percent in the 2024 election.
- BSW, led by Wagenknecht, experiences a significant drop from 15.8 percent to 9 percent in current support.
- Both the Greens and FDP remain outside the state parliament, while the Left and SPD sustain stable levels.
Höcke wants to split “blackberries” and is courting BSW: Thuringia's AfD leader Björn Höcke can imagine working with BSW. (Archive image)
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