BSW candidate defends AfD in Saxony-Anhalt
Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW party calls excluding AfD from government in Saxony-Anhalt after its election victory "undemocratic".
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The BSW candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, **Claudia Wittig**, has suggested that excluding the **AfD** from government would be undemocratic, opening a path for its possible access to regional power.
## A shift in Saxony-Anhalt
German politics is in turmoil after statements that could change the landscape in **Saxony-Anhalt**. **Claudia Wittig**, candidate for the **BSW** party (Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance), has peine the door to a possible entry of the **AfD** (Alternative for Germany) into the government of this federal state. The justification is blunt: considering it "completely undemocratic" to exclude a party that won **44%** of the vote in the recent elections.
## Governability at stake
These words from **Wittig** come at a key moment. The **AfD** is positioned as the most voted force in **Saxony-Anhalt**, but the other political formations have isolated it, refusing to make deals with it. The BSW's statement could be the key the AfD needs to form a government or, at least, to obtain the governability it needs to push through its initiatives. The situation highlights the complex post-election negotiations in Germany and the role that emerging formations like the BSW can play.
## A shift in Saxony-Anhalt
German politics is in turmoil after statements that could change the landscape in **Saxony-Anhalt**. **Claudia Wittig**, candidate for the **BSW** party (Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance), has peine the door to a possible entry of the **AfD** (Alternative for Germany) into the government of this federal state. The justification is blunt: considering it "completely undemocratic" to exclude a party that won **44%** of the vote in the recent elections.
## Governability at stake
These words from **Wittig** come at a key moment. The **AfD** is positioned as the most voted force in **Saxony-Anhalt**, but the other political formations have isolated it, refusing to make deals with it. The BSW's statement could be the key the AfD needs to form a government or, at least, to obtain the governability it needs to push through its initiatives. The situation highlights the complex post-election negotiations in Germany and the role that emerging formations like the BSW can play.
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