Holger Stahlknecht

Holger Stahlknecht served as the Interior Minister of Sachsen-Anhalt until late 2020 when he was dismissed by Minister-President Reiner Haseloff due to his proposal for a minority government reliant on support from the far-right AfD party. This decision underscores the CDU's strict stance on distancing itself from the AfD amid rising political tensions in the region.