Date: July 8th, 2026 5:09 PM Author: vigorous pocket flask
I read this board way less than I used to- didn't see it.
That article is talking about a possible coalition in the regional legislatures and governors (Ministerpräsidenten), not the Bundestag. Specifically in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. No one doubted the AfD is a force in eastern Germany regional politics.
Nationally speaking, coalitions only matter if they add up to 50%. The BSW isn't even in the Bundestag since they didn't meet the 5% threshold. Even assuming they reach 5% next election, the AfD almost certainly won't get 45% of the vote.
Date: July 8th, 2026 5:40 PM Author: Bisexual vermilion fanboi
the importance is that the brandmauer is being chipped at. bsw was supposed to be a signatory and now theyre making exceptions even if only at the state leval right now. you could not have imagined this 2 years ago.