德国极右翼政党另类选择党（AfD）领导人比约恩·霍克于8月13日向左翼民粹主义者萨拉·瓦根克内希特提出支持其担任图林根州州长的提议[1]。霍克在发布的视频中对瓦根克内希特表示"我向你伸出橄榄枝"[1]。这一举措威胁打破德国主流政党与极右翼政党不合作的"防火墙"共识。
根据当前议会构成，图林根州议会共88个席位，由AfD和瓦根克内希特领导的BSW党联合掌握47个席位[1]，足以通过不信任投票罢免现任基督教民主联盟（CDU）州长马里奥·沃伊特[1]。目前BSW党是图林根州政府联盟的一部分，与CDU和社民党（SPD）联合执政[1]。现任州长沃伊特因博士学位遭指抄袭而面临压力[1]。
Björn Höcke, leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, extended an offer of backing to left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht for the position of Thuringia's state premier on August 13[1]. In a video message released on Wednesday, Höcke told Wagenknecht, "I am extending my hand to you," signaling potential cooperation between the two political forces[1].
The proposal threatens to undermine the longstanding "firewall" consensus among Germany's mainstream parties against collaborating with the far right. The AfD and Wagenknecht's BSW party jointly control 47 of the 88 seats in Thuringia's state parliament, giving them sufficient numbers to remove the current Christian Democratic Union (CDU) state premier, Mario Voigt, through a no-confidence vote[1]. Voigt has faced mounting pressure following the withdrawal of his doctoral degree over plagiarism allegations[1]. Currently, the BSW remains part of the state government coalition alongside the CDU and the Social Democrats (SPD)[1].