{
  "id": 3304663,
  "title": "SPD: Wie Klingbeil in Sachsen-Anhalt die AfD stoppen will – und sich selbst retten",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/spd-wie-klingbeil-in-sachsen-anhalt-die-afd-stoppen-will-und-sich",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:33:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/spd-wie-klingbeil-in-sachsen-anhalt-die-afd-stoppen-will/100249479.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Sachsen-Anhalt, SPD leader Lars Klingbeil is striving to stop the rise of the AfD and save his own political career. During a visit to Bitterfeld-Wolfen, only 19 party members attended a café event organized by Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil, despite his presence in Berlin. The SPD candidate Katharina Kohl invited supporters to a \"Kohl and Köpfe\" discussion, where questions about pension cuts and high living costs were raised. Klingbeil defended previous compromises, and the crowd's dissatisfaction with the SPD's direction became evident. Meanwhile, AfD's Ulrich Siegmund conducted a family festival in Merseburg, attracting thousands of supporters, offering free entertainment, and posing for autographs. Siegmund criticized the SPD, CDU, and CDU for leading the country to ruin, echoing Klingbeil's rhetoric. The AfD could potentially gain an absolute majority in the upcoming 6th September election, while the SPD is struggling to retain its influence in the region.",
  "summary": "Mit dem Mut der Verzweiflung stellt sich die SPD in Sachsen-Anhalt der AfD entgegen. Szenen eines Wahlkampfs, in dem es für SPD-Chef Lars Klingbeil längst auch um die eigene Zukunft geht.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Election campaign: BSW positions itself before state elections in Saxony-Anhalt against firewall to AfD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/wahlkampf-bsw-positioniert-sich-vor-landtagswahlen-in-sachsen-anhalt",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:21:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}