Opposition leader Friedrich Merz made similarly condescending comments. “No one needs this mixture of socialism and nationalism in this country,” said the CDU chairman. But perhaps his party colleague Mario Voigt could really use the Wagenknecht troops to become the new head of government in Thuringia. In any case, Voigt recently did not categorically rule out collaboration with the BSW: “I can’t give a concrete answer to that yet. We first have to see what is actually being created, which program and which people BSW is using here in Thuringia. As of now, we basically know nothing.”
