Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg on the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg on the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections

Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg, a political scientist at the University of Bonn and director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS), analyzed the political situation ahead of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt in an interview with n-tv. The state election on September 6 is drawing significant attention nationwide due to the AfD’s high poll numbers and the possibility of the party’s first minister-president. If the AfD were to win the election, the party would have broad authority over education policy in Saxony-Anhalt and would also hold seats in the Bundesrat. However, he does not consider an absolute majority for the AfD a foregone conclusion; there are still many uncertainties in the weeks leading up to the election, and, among other things, it will be decisive whether and how many other parties clear the five-percent threshold.