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Wagenknecht calls for cross-party minister-president with AfD

BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht has called the firewall against the AfD 'completely idiotic' and demanded a cross-party minister-president who would govern with shifting majorities, including AfD votes, ahead of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Wagenknecht calls for cross-party minister-president with AfD
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BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht has attacked the so-called firewall of other parties against the AfD as ‘completely idiotic’. According to ‘Welt’, she is calling for a cross-party minister-president ahead of the upcoming state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

This minister-president should govern with shifting majorities – and also involve the AfD. Wagenknecht thus openly advocates cooperation with the party, which is classified as right-wing extremist in parts.

Source: www.welt.de