AfD Leader Stumbles on 'Markus Lanz' as Wagenknecht Clashes with Host

Following the AfD's record result in Saxony-Anhalt, a heated debate on "Markus Lanz" centered on Sahra Wagenknecht, who called a moderator's accusation "unverschämt" (impudent). AfD leader Tino Chrupalla also caused a stir by breaking off a sentence mid-word. Wagenknecht's BSW narrowly entered the state parliament with 5.3 percent, potentially giving it a decisive role since the AfD, despite winning 43.8 percent, lacks a majority. She refused to rule out cooperating with the AfD on "sensible positions" but rejected backing AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund for minister-president. Lanz pressed Wagenknecht on her past as a self-declared anti-fascist, asking if she was becoming a "stirrup holder" for the AfD. She called the question "perfidious." Chrupalla, questioned on Siegmund's campaign pledge to govern only with an absolute majority, began "Das ist Wahlka-" before stopping, prompting follow-up questions.