AfD Leader Rejects Minority Government: Independent Rule Is the Goal

Ulrich Siegmund, the Alternative for Germany’s leader in Saxony-Anhalt, has rejected the possibility of forming a minority government if the party fails to secure an absolute majority in the state parliament.

Preliminary results give the AfD 39 seats, three short of the number needed for a majority. “After the election victory, there will be no arrangements involving a minority government or anything similar,” Siegmund told ZDF, according to Deutsche Welle.

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After the election victory, there will be no arrangements involving a minority government or anything similar.

He said the AfD was generally open to a coalition with a party prepared to make a major change in migration and energy policy. At present, however, he said he saw no potential partner that met those conditions.

“We do not want to adapt for the sake of any arrangements that would allow us to govern. An independent government is our goal,” Siegmund said. He also expressed hope that lawmakers from another party might support the AfD.

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We do not want to adapt for the sake of any arrangements that would allow us to govern. An independent government is our goal.