AfD seeks majority in Saxony-Anhalt as BSW rejects 'stirrup holder' label

After the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, top candidate Ulrich Siegmund is seeking a parliamentary majority, while the BSW party has signaled it would abstain in a third-round vote to help him become minister-president. Siegmund, however, has dismissed the BSW as "part of the problem." Siegmund aims for talks with all factions and individual lawmakers, insisting on 100% implementation of his positions on migration and security. AfD national leader Tino Chrupalla has acknowledged compromises will be necessary, contradicting Siegmund's earlier push for a sole government. The BSW rejects being labeled a "stirrup holder," citing its refusal to participate in "firewall politics" and shared ground with the AfD on Russia sanctions. The Left party categorically rules out cooperation, vowing to organize resistance against far-right normalization.