Haseloff thinks about farewell: AfD makes home unbearable!

Haseloff thinks about farewell: AfD makes home unbearable!

Magdeburg, Deutschland - Saxony-Anhalt Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) sees his future in danger. In a current statement, he made it clear that he is seriously thinking about leaving his state if the AfD becomes the strongest force in the upcoming state elections. "I don't want to live in a country in which the AfD provides the government," said Haseloff in an interview. He describes a potential takeover of the AfD as an "unbearable atmosphere", which also motivates his wife and many in his environment to think about moving away. Haseloff, who has been working as a prime minister since 2011, will have to prepare for making a difficult decision, because the next state election in Saxony-Anhalt will take place on September 6, 2026 and the AfD has established itself as the second strongest faction in the state parliament, led by the top candidate Ulrich Siegmund.

How worrying this development is shows a look at the surveys. According to a survey, the AfD recently achieved a new record value in the federal government with 20.8 percent and has risen to the strongest opposition party in the Bundestag. In Saxony-Anhalt, the political landscape is characterized by increasing polarization and extreme right trends. Here the AfD was classified by the Federal Constitutional Protection as "secured right-wing extremist", which has long been the case in the federal states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. Haseloff compares the current situation in the state parliament with the last phase of the Weimar Republic and warns of the problematic attitudes that spread in society.

growing worries about democracy

The institutes show that there is a noticeable right of right in Germany. Over 20,000 politically motivated crimes with a right -wing extremist background are registered annually, with bodily harm and xenophobia being the most common motifs. A frightening number of 7.1 percent of those surveyed supports a dictatorship under certain circumstances - these survey results illustrate growing dissatisfaction with democracy. Despite that 85 percent of the population see democracy as a good form of government, 55 percent are dissatisfied with their functioning.

Haseloff has to bear the heavy burdens of political responsibility. It leaves open whether he will start again as a top candidate for the CDU, but the possibility of moving away will no longer appear absurd. Having “family all over Germany” leads him and others to look at the theater in the country from afar. In view of how the political landscape develops, the topic must be seriously discussed. The next few months will be decisive for the future not only by Haseloff, but of all of Saxony-Anhalt.

It becomes clear that the upcoming elections will play a decisive role in the state's political culture. The surveys and the reactions of leading politicians confirm that it is time for many to think about the basic values ​​of society. Where it will lead is in the stars, but it is certain: there is something and it will not be easy to keep the course.