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Germany's BSW opens talks with AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, breaking cordon sanitaire

The left-populist BSW party board has accepted an invitation from the far-right AfD for talks in Saxony-Anhalt after other parties refused to engage. BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht floated a cross-party premier and a Nord Stream restart, signaling a potential breach of Germany's post-war political firewall against the far right. The move is unconfirmed in its outcome but marks a notable shift in state-level coalition dynamics.

Anadolu Agency EN2 days agoDEengCredibility 58%View source

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Mosaic Score9.6

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Source credibility0.6

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#germany #bsw #afd #coalition #cordon sanitaire #nord-stream

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Saxony-Anhalt

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developingPolitics21h ago

BSW Initiates Coalition Talks with AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, Breaking Cordon Sanitaire

The BSW party has confirmed initiating coalition talks with the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, marking the first confirmed breach of Germany's post-war cordon sanitaire against the far-right at the state level. This development follows refusals by other major parties (CDU, SPD, Greens, Left) to engage with the AfD, though the Greens have signaled openness to a non-partisan expert government proposed by BSW to potentially block an AfD-led administration. The outcome of these talks and the formation of a new state government remain uncertain.

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