In the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, the conservative CDU may have to cooperate with the left-wing populist Die Linke to prevent right-wing populists from coming to power. However, the local CDU regional association ruled out a minority government that would depend on the support of left-wing populists.
No agreement with the left: some CDU politicians want to define their party in Saxony-Anhalt. Top candidate Schulze contradicts. But the initiators have a plan.
Firewall to the AfD, incompatibility decision with the left: Shortly before the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the possibilities of the CDU to form a government are limited.