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Sachsen-Anhalt: Vorstrafen, Stasi, Pornos: Wer für die Siegmund-AfD in den Landtag einzieht

Unter den neuen AfD-Abgeordneten in Magdeburg haben mehrere eine brisante Vergangenheit. Bei manchen geht es um Nähe zum Rechtsextremismus, bei anderen um Verurteilungen.

Sachsen-Anhalt: Vorstrafen, Stasi, Pornos: Wer für die Siegmund-AfD in den Landtag einzieht

Sachsen-Anhalt's AfD party has transformed the regional parliament drastically, securing 39 out of 83 seats, almost half of the total. They have won 38 out of 41 electoral districts directly, but still need three more seats for an absolute majority. Party spokesperson Tobias Rausch announced that they will send each represented party a letter inviting them to discussion sessions to gauge their interest in cooperating with a potential new AfD faction.

However, the new AfD faction faces challenges in finding suitable partners due to the presence of politicians with past records, Stasi histories, and links to right-wing extremist networks. Compared to the 15 CDU representatives, none of the AfD members have any prior criminal convictions or known Stasi activities.

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