The day was dominated by the final stretch of the Saxony-Anhalt election campaign, with multiple outlets focusing on the AfD's potential to win and the CDU's strategy of hiding Chancellor Merz from the public. The heated atmosphere was highlighted by reports of a journalist being threatened and a former interior minister threatening to leave the CDU if it cooperates with the AfD. Concurrently, the Iran conflict escalated with US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's retaliation, while the aftermath of the Leipzig attack continued to shape coverage, with Merz planning tougher action against Russia. Other stories included a mosque being used as a polling station in Berlin, a building permit for an Islamist association in Stuttgart, and rising prices in NRW.