Saxony-Anhalt: CDU mayor donates 10,000 euros and hopes for an AfD one-party government

In the state of Sachsen-Anhalt, a CDU municipal politician named Bernd Prange has made a donation of 10,000 Euros to the AfD party, with the hope of securing a sole AfD government following the upcoming state election. Prange, who is also the local council member and mayor of Altmärkischen Höhe, announced his intention to vote for the AfD in an open letter dated September 6th.

The CDU of Sachsen-Anhalt responded sharply, threatening a party expulsion procedure. "I hope that the AfD will become so strong in the state election that it can rule alone," Prange wrote, aiming to force a change in direction within his own party. The situation is tense, as the CDU must compete for its traditional leadership position in the election campaign.

Recent polls show the AfD far ahead of the CDU, with the AfD at 43 percent and the CDU at 23 percent according to a Pollytix survey from August. Without coalition partners willing to work together, the extreme right-leaning AfD party hopes to win an absolute majority of seats and subsequently govern alone.