Overview
- Flagship rallies go ahead today at the CSU’s Passau Dreiländerhalle with Markus Söder, the Freie Wähler in Deggendorf with Hubert Aiwanger, the Greens in Landshut with Katharina Schulze and Katharina Dröge, the SPD in Vilshofen with Lars Klingbeil, and the AfD in Osterhofen with Stephan Protschka and Markus Frohnmaier.
- With the Greens no longer in federal power, analysts expect Söder to recalibrate his targets in Passau, likely focusing harder on the AfD rather than coalition partners.
- The AfD enters the day under continued scrutiny as a nationwide right‑wing extremist suspected case, a classification affirmed by the domestic intelligence service last year.
- Some chapters are shifting tone, with Frankfurt’s Greens staging a feminist Ash Wednesday featuring three women on the podium instead of a traditional attack speech.
- Parallel to the marquee events, county‑level gatherings across Bavaria emphasize fish meals and local candidates, and Green MP Anton Hofreiter confirmed attendance in Schäftlarn on crutches after a leg break, while parties in Baden‑Württemberg also leverage the day ahead of that state’s March 8 vote.