The fire wall crumbles: CDU and AfD move closer to MV!

The fire wall crumbles: CDU and AfD move closer to MV!

Vorpommern-Rügen, Deutschland - What is happening in the political landscape of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania? While the state election is approaching in autumn 2026, the parties are preparing. The CDU, under the direction of state chief Daniel Peters, brings a breath of fresh air to the discussion about the "brand wall" to the AfD. Peters believes that a flat -rate exclusion of the AfD is not the solution. Meanwhile, District Administrator Michael Sack demands that the fire wall only demolish the fire wall at the local level. This statement ensures heated debates inside and outside the political ranks, because the left criticizes the approach to the AfD.

Stephan Kerth, also a district administrator and the Left Party, goes so far and demands the full abolition of the fire wall. Hennis Herbst, the state chairman of the left, warns that this approach could lead to normalization of the AfD, which is considered an ideological marginal party. Such developments are particularly explosive, considering that the AfD has been in the past few months in the surveys. In a political climate in which the current coalition of the SPD and the left no longer has a majority, the CDU cooperation with the AfD could have far -reaching consequences.

The challenges to the government

Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig strives to position herself as a fighter against the AfD. In the 2021 state election, she was able to convince the voters: in the inside with a clear concept and reached almost 40 percent of the votes after caught up with the AfD. But political waters are not easier because the current government has to deal with considerable majority problems. In total, the SPD suffers from a massive damage to the image and cannot be satisfied with the prevailing trend.

At the federal level, the picture looks similar. The Bundestag election 2021 brought a turning point in the party landscape: the Union parties, traditionally strong, are in a deep valley and have tortured themselves through the corona -related challenges and internal disputes. The Green Party was able to appear as the second strongest force, while the AfD has developed as a influential voice, especially in East Germany.

A look over the national borders

in Thuringia, Niklas Waßmann, CDU general secretary, comments critically about the AfD. He argues that this does not strive for a serious exchange and consider the CDU as the main opponent. Carsten Körber, member of the Bundestag, explains that the extreme positions of the AfD make cooperation intolerable. Lennart, the state chairman of the Junge Union of Thuringia, also emphasizes that parliamentary contact cannot be avoided, but a common line is excluded.

These discussions are not only limited to local conditions, but also reflect national and even international trends. The party landscape in Germany has changed significantly in recent years. From a bipolar system you have passed into a complex six -party system in which the political players have to keep reinventing themselves to stay on the ball - especially with a view to voter behavior that has been very regionalized.

Overall, the situation for the political actors in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and beyond. The coming months will show whether the fire wall is crumbling to the AfD or whether the social pressure is even more formed to prevent radical developments.