Haseloff Sees Own Responsibility for Election Victory Against AfD

The Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff (CDU), has clearly spoken out against a ban on the AfD. The party has "long been a popular party in large parts of eastern Germany," Haseloff told the "Tagesspiegel" (Friday edition). He warned of a potential "solidarity effect" in a ban: "Imagine the group were to enter a state government during the ongoing ban process—however it might turn out. Should we then ban governments?" If the par…