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Eva von Angern: Linke top candidate would not vote CDU's Schulze as minister-president

other · 2026-08-18

As the Saxony-Anhalt state election approaches on September 6, Eva von Angern, the Left party's leading candidate, announced her refusal to support CDU's main candidate, Sven Schulze, for the position of minister-president. In an interview with der Freitag, she provided an unclear answer regarding possible collaboration between the CDU and the Left to avert an AfD-led government. Von Angern also touched on her connection with Luigi Pantisano, the Left's national co-leader, who proposed that votes from the Left could aid Schulze. Additionally, she mentioned her cat, "Herr Böhmer," named after former CDU minister-president Wolfgang Böhmer. She firmly stated, "I would never do anything that makes Siegmund minister-president," alluding to AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund. The election's results may greatly affect the AfD's power.

Key facts

  • Election in Saxony-Anhalt is on September 6.
  • Eva von Angern is the Left party's lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Sven Schulze is the CDU's top candidate.
  • Von Angern said she would not, as of today, vote for Schulze for minister-president.
  • Von Angern stated she would never do anything to make Ulrich Siegmund minister-president.
  • Luigi Pantisano is the national co-leader of the Left and had suggested Left votes could go to Schulze.
  • Von Angern's cat is named Herr Böhmer after former CDU minister-president Wolfgang Böhmer.
  • The interview was published in der Freitag.
  • The CDU and Left may need to cooperate to prevent an AfD government.

Entities

Artists

  • Eva von Angern
  • Sven Schulze
  • Luigi Pantisano
  • Wolfgang Böhmer
  • Ulrich Siegmund

Institutions

  • CDU
  • Linke
  • AfD
  • der Freitag

Locations

  • Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Germany

Sources