Sven Schulze
German politician
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We as the CDU will also have to deal with this result."
- The state's incumbent governor, Sven Schulze, a member of the CDU, congratulated AfD for its victory, and saidFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/trump…
We're going to have to live with this result,
- the CDU's lead candidate Sven Schulze said after congratulating the AfD on becoming the Saxony-Anhalt's strongest partyDeutsche Welledw.com/en/saxony…dw.com/en/germany…dw.com/en/saxony…ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…
I don't want to judge that as far as he personally is concerned, and I can't either,
- Schulze repliedThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/berlin…
Not only did something change in Saxony-Anhalt yesterday but throughout all of Germany. It will have repercussions, including on the international stage."
- He thanked Schulze for his work during the campaign but addedDeutsche Welledw.com/en/chancellor…
Whenever the topic turns to substance, when people actually ask how you intend to move our country forward economically, you’re nowhere to be found,
- Sven Schulze, the incumbent governor of Saxony-Anhalt, said to Mr. Siegmund during a televised debate last monthThe New York Timesnytimes.com/live/2026…
The danger comes from who he surrounds himself with,
- said Sven Schulze, the center-right incumbent state governor, during a recent debateThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…
Earlier
Germany's Merz accuses AfD of racist mass deportation plan, and cancels Trump call
The News Internationalthenews.com.pk/latest/1415550…By securing 43.8 per cent of the vote in the September 6 election in Saxony-Anhalt — more than double its 2021 result — the AfD sent shock waves and piled further pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/china…In Germany, AfD's performance in Saxony-Anhalt weakens Friedrich Merz
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…Merz seemed to have no clear plan for saving himself and his party as his government confronted its biggest political crisis yet, beyond ambiguous promises to become a better, more empathetic politician 16 months into his chancellorship
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/germany…Far-right AfD wins historic German state election, falls short of majority
Haaretzhaaretz.com/world/news…Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, leaving a small party with seats that could determine whether it can lead the nation's first far-right state government since World War II
Axiosaxios.com/2026/09…Germany’s far right AfD eyes election breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a potentially damaging political test as the rightist Alternative for Germany threatens to win control of Saxony-Anhalt in Sunday's election, adding to mounting pressure on the deeply unpopular leader and his governing coalition
Newsmaxnewsmax.com/newsfront/friedric…Germany is poised to enter one of its most dangerous moments yet
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/germany…All eyes are on Saxony-Anhalt this week, ahead of a state election on Sunday that could trigger a political earthquake across Germany
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ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…As a far-right regional election victory looms in an ex-communist eastern German state, many migrants are readying to pack their bags, fearful of the AfD party's threatened "deportation and remigration offensive"
Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/some/mig…Germany’s far right taps nostalgia for communist East to propel election surge
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/germany…When polls close at 6pm on Sunday week, however, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) politician knows that things could turn out very differently
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Deutsche Welledw.com/en/germany…Saxony-Anhalt a state dominated by the Chemical industry and a strong AfD
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/saxony…The far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) is polling way ahead in the eastern region of Saxony-Anhalt before state elections on 6 September
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Experts: Germany's progress on climate goals insufficient
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Deutsche Welledw.com/en/germany…Eastern German region of Saxony-Anhalt elects new state premier
Reutersreuters.com/world/eastern…Lawmakers in an eastern German state have elected a new governor as mainstream parties try to prevent a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany in a regional election that is only seven months away
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/berlin…