Germany: BSW to Back AfD Candidate for State President in Saxony-Anhalt

The BSW party has announced it will vote for the AfD's candidate for state president in Saxony-Anhalt, a first in German post-war politics where mainstream parties have maintained a cordon sanitaire against the far-right. This breaks the established taboo of cross-party cooperation with the AfD at the state level, signaling a potential realignment in eastern German politics. The move is confirmed by BSW leader Wagenknecht, though the broader political fallout and whether it triggers similar actions elsewhere remain uncertain.