Politics · Germany · 1 hr ago
CDU rejects AfD talks on forming government in Saxony-Anhalt
The AfD won Saxony-Anhalt's September state election but fell short of the seats needed to govern alone.
AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund has asked the CDU to discuss forming a government, but CDU politician Sepp Müller rejected the offer.
Müller said the CDU had decided to enter opposition after its election defeat and would not help form a government.
The AfD is also speaking with the BSW about cooperation, but the BSW has ruled out an AfD coalition.
Siegmund needs support from other lawmakers to become state premier in a vote planned for December.
The CDU plans to leave the chamber for the first two rounds, while it says it will not vote for an AfD premier.
Its position in a possible third round remains unclear, and Siegmund has said he expects the political situation to change.
The CDU has rejected another offer from the AfD to discuss forming a government in Saxony-Anhalt.
CDU politician Sepp Müller said his party had decided to enter opposition after losing the state election and would not take part in forming a government.
AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund said his party had invited all parliamentary groups to talks and urged them to work together on the state’s problems.
The AfD won the September election but fell short of its goal of governing alone.
A minister-president vote is planned for December, and the CDU says it will not vote for an AfD candidate.
- Who
- The CDU, represented by Sepp Müller, rejected the offer from AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund.
- What
- The CDU declined to hold talks with the AfD about forming a government in Saxony-Anhalt.
- When
- The offer and rejection were discussed on an MDR programme; the article was published on 15 October 2026.
- Where
- Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
- Why
- Müller said the CDU had decided to enter opposition after the state election and would not take part in forming a government.
CDU
AfD
Government talks
CDU
The CDU says it will enter opposition and is not available to help form a government.
AfD
The AfD has invited parliamentary groups to talks and says the state’s problems must be addressed together.
Political conduct
CDU
Müller said the AfD had previously insulted the CDU and now wondered why it would not cooperate.
AfD
Siegmund accused the CDU of being afraid and called its refusal to talk “Kindergarten” behaviour.
The AfD won the Saxony-Anhalt state election but did not achieve its goal of governing alone.
The CDU parliamentary group agreed that its members would leave the chamber during the first and second rounds of the planned minister-president vote.
Müller rejected the AfD’s renewed offer of talks on an MDR programme.
Saxony-Anhalt plans to hold a minister-president vote.
- AfD election result
- Won the September state election but fell short of its goal of governing alone
- CDU position
- Plans to enter opposition and says it will not vote for an AfD minister-president
- CDU chamber plan
- 14 of 15 CDU representatives approved leaving the chamber for the first two rounds
- Planned vote
- December
- BSW talks
- The AfD is discussing policy cooperation with the BSW, which rules out a coalition with the AfD
What people are saying
They can’t manage that now, it seems.
What am I supposed to do if everyone turns down talks, if we don’t even talk to each other?
We would of course also be in the plenary chamber.