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Tobias Rausch

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AfD politician elected on 6 October 2026 as president of Saxony-Anhalt's Landtag. He is the first AfD politician to lead a German state parliament, and the BSW supported his election.

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Cui bono: Rausch’s election as the first AfD Landtag president in Germany (6 Oct 2026, 48/82, nine votes beyond his group) gives the party an institutional platform; BSW pledged support. tagesschau and the Landtag record the vote. The presidency is a documented procedural fact; any federal policy effect is prospective.

Evidence level: Proven. Sources: tagesschau (opens in a new tab); Landtag Sachsen-Anhalt (opens in a new tab).

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Tobias Rausch was born on 28 November 1990 in Mellrichstadt and grew up in Staßfurt. He has been an AfD member since 2013 and a member of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag since April 2016 (Wikipedia DE (opens in a new tab)). Before his election he was parliamentary business manager of the AfD group and general secretary of the state party (tagesschau (opens in a new tab)). On 6 October 2026 the newly constituted Landtag elected him president in a secret ballot: 48 yes, 29 no and 5 abstentions out of 82 valid votes (Landtag Sachsen-Anhalt (opens in a new tab)). Nine votes came from outside the AfD group. The BSW had declared its support, so at least four came from the CDU, SPD, Greens or Left, although the CDU leadership had recommended abstention. He is the first AfD Landtag president in Germany, and the state AfD is classified as confirmed right-wing extremist (tagesschau (opens in a new tab)). Who benefits (our assessment): the post gives the AfD institutional standing and agenda control in a state it won with 43.8% (fact).

Questions people ask

Who is Tobias Rausch?

He is the AfD politician elected president of the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag on 6 October 2026, the first from his party in any German state (tagesschau (opens in a new tab)).

How many votes did Rausch get?

He got 48 of 82 valid votes, against 29 no votes and 5 abstentions (Landtag Sachsen-Anhalt (opens in a new tab)).

Who supported Rausch's election?

The AfD group and the BSW, plus at least four MPs from the CDU, SPD, Greens or Left in the secret ballot (tagesschau (opens in a new tab)).