Calls to treat AfD fairly and let it propose judges

In Germany around 24 August 2026, debate about the AfD ran on several fronts. Laschet said 'we must treat the AfD fairly in many things', and Brosius-Gersdorf said the AfD should be allowed to propose constitutional judges. An AfD co-leader called for Germany to leave the euro and Schengen, and Weidel committed to leaving the euro and called government politicians 'Flachzangen'. The AfD also pushed a headscarf ban for Muslim girls under 14.

The AfD demanded the abolition of postal voting, and Frei rejected the demand. The election authority in Saxony-Anhalt rejected the AfD's claim of postal-vote fraud, and Frankfurter Allgemeine said the AfD warned of fraud without evidence. Wagenknecht reaffirmed a willingness to cooperate with the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, the BSW positioned itself against the firewall to the AfD, and the Greens there focused on opposing the AfD.