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"That the candidate of the AfD, which is classified as securely right-wing extremist, was elected president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt with significantly more votes than the AfD itself raises very urgent questions. It is a taboo to elect right-wing extremists to such offices. Not only the BSW but also the CDU must urgently explain how this could happen. The AfD candidates were elected, while the SPD candidate Armin Willingmann was not in the first round of voting. This demonstrates an unprecedented irresponsibility and historical amnesia." #SPD #AfD #Demokratie (translated)

Wolfgang Kubicki wrote that the day provides an opportunity to think about how societal division can be prevented. He regarded polarization and accusations of fascism against the CDU as dangerous. In his assessment, a constitutional crisis in Saxony-Anhalt, should the factions block each other on candidates, would not have been a good alternative. Everyone is called upon to deal with the election results maturely. This also applies to the AfD and the new parliamentary president, who has announced an impartial conduct of office, Kubicki wrote. This already arises from constitutional law and practice; the president will be judged accordingly, if necessary, in court. Kubicki accused the SPD of slipping into reflexes from the 2025 federal election campaign. In the end, this only benefits the political fringes, as it did before. #Gesellschaft #Politik #Wahlen (translated)

The author wrote that for the first time in the history of the Federal Republic, a right-wing extremist had been elected as the President of Parliament in Saxony-Anhalt – also with votes from the CDU. He described the election as a watershed and criticized that Thierse, Fischer, and others had warned against the Left on the same day. He called it a dangerous insanity. https://t.co/IiuYcx4ZWc #SachsenAnhalt #Rechtsradikalismus #Politik #DE (translated)

In Saxony-Anhalt, investigations are underway to determine the source of the unexplained votes for the AfD received by the CDU, after the right-wing AfD parliamentary president received more votes than the AfD and BSW have seats in the Magdeburg state parliament. #CDU #AfD #SachsenAnhalt (translated)

ULTRAKÆRL asked whether CDU representatives in Saxony-Anhalt should help fascists to power just because the SPD and the Greens might form a coalition with the Left in Berlin. Anyone who argues like that has "not heard the shot," wrote ULTRAKÆRL. #Politik #Koalition #SachsenAnhalt (translated)

The AfD politician Hans-Thomas Tillschneider was elected as the new Deputy President of the Landtag in Saxony-Anhalt, while the SPD candidate Willingmann failed in the first round of voting and the CDU appointed the second deputy president. #AfD #SachsenAnhalt #Landtagswahl (translated)

The current edition of the Tagesschau reports on the election of AfD politician Rausch as the president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, the critical reaction of the CDU to this election, the arrest of former BND chief Hanning on suspicion of espionage, as well as international issues such as support for Saudi Arabia from Turkey and Pakistan, attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea, and nationwide protests against educational conditions in France. #Politik #SachsenAnhalt #Proteste (translated)

"Especially employees with particularly sensitive security-relevant knowledge can come into the focus of foreign powers that use them as instruments of espionage or manipulation." CDU security politician Roderich Kiesewetter also spoke of such "consultant networks," in which former members of the public service often promote their expertise and contacts after the end of their active service. #Geheimdienst #Sicherheitspolitik #Spionage (translated)

"Just the suspicion that a former BND chief sold secrets is damaging to trust in our security authorities." The allegations must be clarified without gaps, said Union parliamentary deputy Günter Krings (CDU) to the Rheinische Post. #Geheimdienst #Sicherheitspolitik #Spionage (translated)

The success of the AfD in the election of the President of the State Parliament in Saxony-Anhalt is causing significant political tensions in Berlin, as both the Left and the Greens suspect that secret votes are coming from the CDU, which the CDU refutes as speculation. #SachsenAnhalt #AfD #Bundespolitik (translated)

The election of Tobias Rausch as the President of the State Parliament in Saxony-Anhalt poses significant challenges for the CDU and Prime Minister Sven Schulze, as this move calls into question the support of the CDU faction and allows the AfD to further solidify its position in the state parliament. #AfD #SachsenAnhalt #Landtagswahl (translated)