
The AfD’s new Sachsen-Anhalt Landtag president, Tobias Rausch, has lost his BMW corporate lease after BMW withdrew its offer following his election. The vehicle’s replacement remains pending, while the party’s allies seek alternatives like Tesla. Concurrently, a high-profile SPD politician in Niedersachsen resigned amid ongoing investigations, and Chancellor Armin Merz has delayed a planned pension reform until at least the end of the year.