Tobias Rausch, the newly elected president of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag and first AfD politician to hold such a position in Germany, has confirmed the convening of a special plenary session requested by the AfD faction. The session will address issues related to Russia, the Ukraine war, and gas deliveries to Germany. AfD and BSW plan to approve a joint motion claiming that sanctions against Russia, weapons deliveries, and financial aid to Ukraine have failed. They call for an immediate ceasefire, peace negotiations with Russia, normalization of economic relations between Germany and Russia, and lifting economic sanctions. These decisions, however, are made at federal and European levels. The AfD holds 39 of 83 seats in the Landtag and can independently request such a session, which must occur within two weeks after the request. The move signals a political stance emphasizing peace talks with Russia and abandoning current sanctions and aid policies concerning the Ukraine crisis.

Tobias Rausch, the newly elected president of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag and first AfD politician to hold such a position in Germany, has confirmed the convening of a special plenary session requested by the AfD faction. The session will address issues related to Russia, the Ukraine war, and gas deliveries to Germany. AfD and BSW plan to approve a joint motion claiming that sanctions against Russia, weapons deliveries, and financial aid to Ukraine have failed. They call for an immediate ceasefire, peace negotiations with Russia, normalization of economic relations between Germany and Russia, and lifting economic sanctions. These decisions, however, are made at federal and European levels. The AfD holds 39 of 83 seats in the Landtag and can independently request such a session, which must occur within two weeks after the request. The move signals a political stance emphasizing peace talks with Russia and abandoning current sanctions and aid policies concerning the Ukraine crisis.