The Brewing Storm in Saxony Anhalt: A State Premier's Desperate Bid to Hold Back the Tide As Saxony Anhalt prepares for its election on September 6, a familiar narrative is unfolding.
Sven Schulze, the state premier and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), faces a desperate battle against the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Polls indicate that the AfD may take control of the state government for the first time since World War II, putting Schulze's leadership and the CDU's ability to stem right wing extremism to the test.