The Baden-Württemberg one AfD According to their own statements, they will tolerate a CDU-led minority government in the state parliament under certain conditions. This was emphasized by state leaders Markus Frohnmaier and Emil Sähne ahead of the party conference in Hechingen in the Zollernalb district.
If the right issues can be addressed, the AfD will also agree, Frohnmaier said. He specifically mentioned lowering energy prices, repatriating all those who had to leave the country, and strengthening the police. “So we are open to everything in this area.” The Union must also have an interest in this matter. It’s time for the firewall to be turned off, Frohnmeier said.
Expert government as a condition
As a prerequisite for tolerance, we will also insist on bringing experts into government, Sätze said. The AfD is predicting historic electoral success in state elections in March 2026. Based on surveys, the party recently won around 20 percent – coming in second behind the AfD. CDU.
Despite being classified as extremist by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the AfD likes to present itself as a bourgeois party and a conservative alternative to the CDU. However, no one in Baden-Württemberg wants to form a coalition with right-wing populist groups. In particular, the CDU’s leading candidate, Manuel Hagel, has repeatedly rejected collaboration.
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