Ahead of Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt, AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund has announced that he would restructure the state’s domestic intelligence agency if he wins. He said he would return the agency to its core mission: “to take criminals, terrorists, and violent offenders off the streets, for example before they drive to Christmas markets, and no longer to fight the opposition.”
In a televised debate, incumbent Sven Schulze (CDU) reiterated his commitment to maintaining the pension rule that allows workers with 45 years of contributions to retire without deductions. This comes despite Friedrich Merz (CDU) having issued a directive in the debate over the so-called pension at 63.
Saxony-Anhalt is currently governed by a coalition of the CDU, SPD, and FDP, which polls suggest could lose its majority. The AfD is aiming to govern alone, while the CDU rules out cooperation with either the AfD or the Left.
Source: www.tagesspiegel.de
