Lower Saxony Premier navigates VW cuts and AfD threat

Lower Saxony Premier Olaf Lies faces political pressure supporting Volkswagen job cuts while trying to fend off gains by the far-right AfD party ahead of upcoming local elections in Germany.

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FILE PHOTO: Minister President of Lower Saxony Olaf Lies (SPD) speaks during a press conference after the federal state premiers meeting about exchange and cooperation with the new federal government, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany June 18, 2025.

VOLKSWAGEN AG faces over 100,000 potential layoffs as Lower Saxony Premier Olaf Lies backed a sweeping restructuring plan to counter mounting pressures from China and United States tariffs.

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