Saxony Anhalt yields conference chair

Sachsen-Anhalt forwent its upcoming chairmanship of the Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz after the AfD's election victory, with Rheinland-Pfalz retaining the post and critics warning the AfD may reshape the Landtag.

Die Zeit

Conference of Prime Ministers: The Chairmanship Does Not Go to Saxony-Anhalt

From October, Saxony-Anhalt was supposed to take over the MPK chair. Following the AfD's victory there, Rhineland-Palatinate keeps the post for another year.

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Der Spiegel

Saxony-Anhalt: How the AfD Plans to Take Over the State Parliament - Parliament Reshaping with BSW Help

It would be the first far-right parliamentary president in Germany since Hermann Göring: In Magdeburg, the AfD is preparing to restructure the state parliament according to its own preferences, with a close associate of Ulrich Siegmund.

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by Wolfgang Streeck

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Wolfgang Streeck

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„The German State Elections and the Rise of AfD ”. Webinar at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, with Molly O'Neal, Thomas Fasbender and Wolfgang Streeck. Moderator: Anatol Lieven

September 21, 2026

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