AfD fails to secure 12-member committees as Saxony-Anhalt parliament adopts 11 seats

In the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag, a long-standing clash over the number of seats on parliamentary committees was finally resolved. Participants in the Vor-Ältestenrat agreed to allocate eleven members to each committee, a compromise that will be formalised in the house rules at the upcoming constituting meeting. Tobias Rausch, the AfD faction’s parliamentary secretary, confirmed the outcome after Wednesday’s session.

The AfD had initially advocated for twelve members per committee, a change that would have granted them six seats and allowed them to stall legislative initiatives, raising constitutional concerns. Ultimately, the party could not impose its proposal, and committees will now be staffed proportionally to each party’s strength in the parliament. These committees handle the bulk of legislative work, reviewing bills and drafting recommendations for the plenary.