AfD aims for absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt election

Ahead of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, AfD's top candidate Ulrich Siegmund has stated he will only seek to form a government if his party wins an absolute majority. This has sparked debate among other parties, particularly the CDU, over how to respond to the AfD's rise. Some CDU politicians, like Markus Müller, acknowledge that Siegmund could receive a mandate to form a government, while others warn that cooperating with the AfD would destroy the CDU. Meanwhile, BSW candidate Claudia Wittig has expressed openness to cooperation with the AfD, and the CDU is also internally divided over its stance toward the Left party.