DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics
Aug 31, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin Briefing host Michaela Küfner interviewed Sven Schulze, state premier and the CDU's candidate.
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Michaela KüfnerHostWe've got something special for you this week.
Ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, our chief political editor Michaela Küffner interviewed incumbent Sven Schulze, who's also the lead candidate of the governing CDU party in that state.
Now, here is why this election matters.
If they get an absolute majority, which has never happened before, they can govern the state.
In the interview, I thought it was interesting to hear how Schulze wants to prevent that from happening, because right now things aren't looking good for him.
The interview was recorded on August 7, 2026.
We're releasing it now on Spotify and Apple, so you can have a listen here as well.
Let us know what you think in the comments.
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We've got something special for you this week.
Ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, our chief political editor Michaela Küffner interviewed incumbent Sven Schulze, who's also the lead candidate of the governing CDU party in that state.
Now, here is why this election matters.
If they get an absolute majority, which has never happened before, they can govern the state.
In the interview, I thought it was interesting to hear how Schulze wants to prevent that from happening, because right now things aren't looking good for him.
The interview was recorded on August 7, 2026.
We're releasing it now on Spotify and Apple, so you can have a listen here as well.
Let us know what you think in the comments.
