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The potential coalition partners CDU, BSW and SPD have reached a sticking point in the exploratory talks in Saxony. It concerns how to deal with the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
Two months after the state elections, the CDU, BSW and SPD are continuing to sound out a possible blackberry coalition. The SPD members are to have the final say on such a coalition.
The business community wants clarity about the future governing coalitions in Saxony and Thuringia as quickly as possible. This is also important for a good location policy, they say.
The Brombeer coalition in Saxony can continue to mature. After a dispute over voting behavior in the state parliament, the green light has now been given for the exploratory talks to continue.
After several introductory talks, the CDU, SPD and BSW come together for exploratory talks. However, Minister President Kretschmer is unsure whether a government will be formed.
After several introductory talks, the CDU, SPD and BSW come together for exploratory talks. However, Minister President Kretschmer is unsure whether a government will be formed.
After several introductory talks, the CDU, SPD and BSW will meet on Tuesday for exploratory talks. They are thus taking the next step towards a possible joint coalition.
The CDU, BSW and SPD have cleared the way for exploratory talks on forming a coalition. Talks on a blackberry coalition are due to begin next week.
Is a "blackberry" coalition maturing in Saxony? At least all party executive committees have given the green light for exploratory talks. This means that things could get underway in the coming week.
For some CDU members in the Saxon CDU, the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance seems to be haunted by the spectre of communism. In harsh words, they warn against a coalition with the BSW.
The two smaller partners in a possible government in Saxony say yes to the exploratory talks. The CDU now has the final say. There are many indications that a "blackberry" coalition is maturing in the Free State.
The road to a new government in Saxony has taken another step forward: after "introductory talks", the party committees of the CDU, SPD and BSW now have the final say on whether there will be exploratory talks.
The CDU in Saxony is currently in talks with the BSW. A former CDU minister is critical of this. But the CDU should at least talk to another party, he demands.
Getting to know each other continues: after initial talks between the three parties, the potential coalition partners for a new government in Saxony meet for a second time. But when will the actual exploratory talks begin?
Blackberries are currently on everyone's lips - at least in the political arena in some federal states. But what does it actually mean and where does the term come from?
Blackberries are currently on everyone's lips - at least in the political arena in some federal states. But what does it actually mean and where does the term come from?
The potential coalition partners for a new government in Saxony do not want to rush into anything. Further talks have been agreed before coalition negotiations take place.
The CDU/CSU is finding it difficult to deal with the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance. The BSW receives different signals from Berlin, Dresden and Erfurt.
Ahead of the state elections, Brandenburg's SPD Prime Minister Woidke is receiving support from Saxony's head of government Kretschmer. This is unusual - because CDU top candidate Redmann wants to succeed Woidke.
The CDU is also relying on a new generation for another top office in the Free State. If the Union has its way, 36-year-old Alexander Dierks will be the future president of the state parliament.
The CDU is also relying on a new generation for another top office in the Free State. If the Union has its way, 36-year-old Alexander Dierks will be the president of the state parliament in future.
The federal elections are still a good year away. After the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, however, more thought is being given to options at federal level.
As the strongest force in the state elections, the CDU has the task of forming a government. State leader Michael Kretschmer clearly rejects the AfD - as well as the Left Party.
The CDU wins the state election in Saxony with 31.9%. AfD becomes the second strongest party with 30.6%, BSW becomes the third strongest party with 11.8%.
The AfD is coming up trumps in Saxony. However, according to an election researcher analysis, a large majority of citizens do not want to see them in government. The incumbent Kretschmer should remain head of government.
The AfD in Saxony is celebrating its election result, although it is not in the lead according to the forecasts. But the gap to the CDU is only narrow.
The CDU has a clear goal in Sunday's election: it wants to become the strongest force. The Secretary General of the federal CDU says that Minister President Kretschmer has the right leadership qualities.
Ahead of the state election in Saxony this Sunday, the AfD and CDU are neck and neck in the polls - each polling around 30 percent. In the final spurt of the election campaign, there are clear words from the CDU/CSU celebrities.
A man kills three people at the "Festival of Diversity" in Solingen. One day later, the police arrest a suspect - the attack extends into the state election campaign in Saxony.
Destroyed posters, verbal abuse and attacks: Campaigning is becoming increasingly dangerous - even in the state elections, as a survey of the parties shows.
The CDU and AfD have been neck-and-neck in polls in Saxony for weeks. In a recent survey, the Prime Minister's party is ahead.
In polls for the election in Saxony, the CDU and AfD are running neck-and-neck. Not enough to continue the coalition - to keep the populists out of power. What is Kretschmer counting on?
The CDU wants to score points with voters in Saxony with the issue of security in particular - and promises to go its "own Saxon way" when it comes to limiting irregular migration, if necessary.
Yvonne Magwas from Vogtland has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013. The CDU politician has now announced that she does not want to run again. In a personal statement, she looks to Saxony.
The two CDU state associations kick off their election campaign together - with a guest from federal politics. Saxony's Minister President wants to fight for another government mandate.
The two CDU state associations kick off their election campaign together - with a guest from federal politics.
The two CDU state associations kick off their election campaign together - with a guest from federal politics.
With the support of Friedrich Merz, the CDU state associations in Saxony and Thuringia are launching a joint campaign for the state elections in September.
The former Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany has long been campaigning for an attempt to ban the AfD. Now, according to his own statements, he has overcome an important hurdle on the way there.
Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has called for cross-party solutions to key issues. "It is time to act. Germany must now find solutions to a few key issues that are really shaking up this country - major cross-party solutions," he said on Saturday at a party conference of the Sa ..
The Saxon CDU will adopt its government program for the state elections on 1 September in Löbau on Saturday (10:00 a.m.). It is entitled "Because it's about Saxony" and sets out the CDU's positions on 74 pages. The focus is on topics such as education and training, internal security and strengthenin ..
A new state parliament will be elected in Saxony on September 1. Saxony's Minister President hopes that federal politics will not be a decisive factor.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Saxony is defending itself against accusations of extremism from CDU federal leader Friedrich Merz and criticizing his tactics.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) counters CDU accusations in Saxony. Merz describes Wagenknecht as far-left and far-right.
Despite losing to the AfD, the Saxon CDU wants to become "clearly the strongest force" in the state elections on September 1 and present its government program "Because it's about Saxony".
The AfD has become the strongest party in the European elections in eastern Germany. Saxony's Minister President is calling for better solutions to problems ahead of the state elections in the east - including from his own party.
Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has condemned the growing aggression and increasing violence within society. "These are enemies of democracy (...) It really is five to twelve," he said on the ARD program "Caren Miosga" on Sunday evening. It was important to put a stop to this. W ..
The CDU in Saxony is planning to promote home ownership with the 'Sachsengeld' to make it easier for young families to buy their first home.
The Saxon Union has adopted a draft government program. On 74 pages, it deals with topics such as internal security and a good life in all regions of the Free State. Housing is also included.
In the state election campaign in Saxony, the Left Party criticizes the CDU as its main opponent and focuses on social issues.
CDU Saxony presents ten points to strengthen the economy and make the location fit for the future
CDU parliamentary group sees fourth-highest staffing ratio in Germany and plans to reduce staff.
The CDU parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament rejects the planned agricultural structure law and is thus blocking a project of its Green coalition partner.
At the ideas workshop initiated by Christian Hartmann (CDU, MdL), suggestions for revitalizing the economy and solving the shortage of skilled workers were discussed.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz warns of a 'decline of Germany' due to a further strengthening of the AfD and presents the party's new basic program.
The CDU in Saxony is committed to comprehensive reforms of the European Union in order to increase citizens' acceptance of Europe.
Former Bundestag President Norbert Lammert will give the speech at the 30th Political Ash Wednesday of the Saxon CDU in Upper Lusatia. In its invitation to the event on February 14 in the Stadthalle Bautzen, the Union quoted the 75-year-old Christian Democrat on Thursday with a statement that sounds ..
CDU politician Stephan Hösl leaves the CDU party and state parliamentary group. Hösl wants to continue with the Free Voters.
Prime Minister and CDU state leader Michael Kretschmer is his party's top candidate for the state elections in Saxony on September 1. As expected, the 48-year-old was elected first on the state list with 94.8 percent of the votes at his party's representative assembly on Saturday. The almost 200 del ..
Head of the State Chancellery Oliver Schenk leads the list of Saxony's CDU for the European elections on June 9. The 55-year-old received 87.9 percent of the vote at a CDU state representatives' meeting on Saturday. In his speech to almost 200 delegates, Schenk emphasized the importance of this year ..
The CDU leadership in Saxony is harshly critical of the policies of the traffic light coalition in the federal government. Minister President Michael Kretschmer emphasizes the need to focus on growth and supports the demands of farmers.
The conservative Heimatunion ist Sachsen believes that establishing the Werteunion as a party would be counterproductive. This would only further fragment the conservative camp, said Heimatunion chairman Sven Eppinger on Saturday when asked by the German Press Agency. The background to this are stat ..
The executive committee of the CDU in Saxony has presented its proposals for the candidate lists for the European and state elections. As the state association announced on Friday evening, they are to be decided by a meeting of representatives on January 20 in Dresden. There is an equal number of me ..
The deputy chairman of the CDU, Michael Kretschmer, has once again spoken out in favor of Bundestag party leader Friedrich Merz as the CDU's candidate for chancellor. He has done "outstanding work as party leader for two years, he has reunited the CDU and is therefore the logical candidate for Chanc ..
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) wants to enter the state parliament in 2024 and is also focusing on the topic of migration. "Humanity and order is the goal in flight and migration, but not a naive multicultural policy," he declared according to a statement on Sunday when he was elect ..
The conservative Homeland Union has accused Saxony's CDU coalition partners of the Greens and SPD of "denying reality." "In the state election on September 1, 2024, voters will hopefully give the right answer and encourage these two parties to rethink their unrealistic policies by an election result ..
State Chancellery head Oliver Schenk is to lead Saxony's CDU/CSU in the 2024 European elections. CDU state chairman Michael Kretschmer has proposed the 55-year-old as the top candidate.
From the Saxony coalition are again discords audible. SPD leader Henning Homann on Monday criticized continued criticism of the traffic light government in Berlin by Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) and the CDU/CSU. "The campaigns against the traffic light are unserious. Because it is the fed ..
Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of Saxony, pleads for more precise argumentation in dealing with the AfD and warns against cooperation. A radical populist party like the AfD cannot be considered a normal democratic party, Kretschmer said.