SPD: How Klingbeil wants to stop the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt – and save himself
With the courage of desperation, the SPD in Saxony-Anhalt is standing up to the AfD. Scenes of a campaign in which SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has long been fighting for his own future.
Thousands of supporters attended the AfD family festival in Merseburg, where party leader Ulrich Siegmund mingled with attendees, including children and elderly. Meanwhile, at an SPD event in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, only 19 people showed up, despite Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil's presence. The SPD is struggling in Saxony-Anhalt, with party members expressing dissatisfaction with the party's course and government policies.
Klingbeil defended the party's decisions, but faced criticism on issues like pension reform and living costs. The AfD is gaining momentum, with Siegmund giving autographs to hundreds of fans, while the SPD is fighting to stop its decline.
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