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Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: BSW schafft wohl Fünf-Prozent-Hürde – keine absolute Mehrheit für AfD

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Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: BSW schafft wohl Fünf-Prozent-Hürde – keine absolute Mehrheit für AfD

Sachsen-Anhalt's SPD candidate Armin Willingmann opposes the idea of fluctuating majorities for the region. During an interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Magdeburg, Willingmann stated, "I think changing majorities are completely crazy for the sake of the economy." He argued that the concept of negotiating a coalition agreement and maintaining a stable state government relies on predictability.

Willingmann emphasized that fluctuating majorities are "extremely complicated" and add nothing to the representative democratic system or the economy. The US President, Donald Trump, tweeted about the election in Sachsen-Anhalt, reposting a chart showing the apparent win of the AfD party. The chart remained unaltered by Trump, who did not comment further.

The AfD has been attempting to build connections and contacts with Trump's Republican party for some time now. Trump's posts about various topics, including criticism of Democrats and efforts to strengthen his base, have been frequent on his Truth-Social account.

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