The Ukraine war is a dominant issue in the upcoming state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, with the far-right AfD party potentially emerging as the strongest. The left-wing populist party Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) could come third, complicating coalition formation as major parties rule out working with AfD.
Party leader Sahra Wagenknecht has set foreign policy conditions for coalitions. Incumbent Thuringia state premier Bodo Ramelow from the Left party supports arms deliveries, while CDU (EPP) state premier Michael Kretschmer in Saxony has distanced himself.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP/Renew) has proposed reducing funding for arms supplies. SPD lead candidate in Thuringia, Georg Maier, has said Thuringia has no influence on German foreign policy and that Wagenknecht's promises are voter deception.
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