Politics · Germany · 10 hrs ago
Saxony-Anhalt CDU leader says AfD proposals will be judged case by case
Saxony-Anhalt’s CDU leader and acting premier, Sven Schulze, says his party may back AfD proposals if it believes they benefit the state.
He says the CDU will decide on each proposal individually, rather than reject it automatically because it comes from the AfD.
The AfD won the state election in September, and its lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, plans to seek the premiership in December.
Siegmund needs at least three votes from other parties to win.
Schulze has also said he would accept AfD votes for CDU proposals, while insisting his party is not the AfD’s automatic source of support.
He had considered having CDU lawmakers leave the chamber during the first two rounds of Siegmund’s vote, but former CDU group leader Guido Heuer says he will not join that plan.
If Siegmund becomes premier without a coalition partner, he will need support from other parties to govern, making Schulze’s case-by-case approach important.
Saxony-Anhalt CDU leader Sven Schulze says his party will decide on AfD proposals case by case.
He said the main test would be whether a proposal benefits the state.
Schulze also said the AfD should not expect the CDU to provide it with majority votes.
The AfD won the state election in September, and its leading candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, plans to seek the minister-president's office in December.
Siegmund would need at least three votes from other parliamentary groups to be elected.
- Who
- Sven Schulze, acting minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt and CDU leader, announced the approach.
- What
- The CDU may support AfD proposals in the state parliament, judging them case by case.
- When
- The remarks were reported on November 8, 2026; Siegmund plans to seek election in December.
- Where
- Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
- Why
- Schulze said the deciding criterion would be whether a proposal benefits the state.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The AfD won the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
Schulze drew up a possible plan for the CDU group to leave the chamber during the first two rounds of the state parliament president's election.
Bild reported Schulze's case-by-case approach to AfD proposals.
Ulrich Siegmund plans to stand for election as minister-president and needs at least three votes from other parliamentary groups.
- CDU leader
- Sven Schulze
- AfD leading candidate
- Ulrich Siegmund, 36
- Proposed vote
- December
- Votes needed
- At least three from other parliamentary groups
- AfD win
- State election in September
What people are saying
We will decide on a case-by-case basis.
Does it benefit the state?
The AfD should not assume that we will be the ones providing its majority.