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The two Thuringian BSW leaders are also ministers and MPs. Too many offices, say some in the party. A scramble for top posts is looming. BSW leaders from neighboring states are now positioning themselves.
In Berlin, the CDU/CSU and SPD are exploring the possibility of forging a new federal government together. Initial demands are coming from the eastern German states.
The rise of the BSW appears to have been halted for the time being. As the young party failed to enter the Bundestag for the first time, more responsibility will now rest with the regional associations.
The fact that the CDU/CSU has accepted AfD votes in the Bundestag is partly upsetting the CDU. The heads of government of Saxony and Thuringia consider the approach to be correct.
Two days after their defeat in Stuttgart, the Dresden SC volleyball team returned to winning ways. They celebrated a clear and unchallenged victory against Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt.
Dresdner SC's volleyball players fulfilled their compulsory task against newly promoted Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt and defended their lead in the table with a clear victory.
New state parliaments will be elected in Thuringia and Saxony on Sunday. A survey shows little movement in party preferences - despite the suspected Islamist attack in Solingen.
In Saxony, Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer's CDU is ahead in a new survey, but the gap to the AfD is small. In Thuringia, AfD leader Höcke's party is in first place.