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AfD celebrates victory: “We will reclaim our country”

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Germany's AfD won an estimated 44.5% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, according to initial exit projections.
  • State party leader Ulrich Siegmund called the result a historic victory and said the party would begin its effort to reclaim Germany from the state.
  • It remained unclear whether AfD could form a government because other parties have refused to cooperate with it.

Germany's nationalist Alternative for Germany, or AfD, celebrated what its state leader called a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, with initial exit projections putting the party at 44.5% of the vote.

written itself into the history books

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD's Saxony-Anhalt leader used the phrase in his victory speech to supporters in Magdeburg.

Ulrich Siegmund told supporters in Magdeburg that the party had “written itself into the history books.” He said, “Our vision for 2026 has come true,” before declaring, “We will reclaim our country, and we are starting in Saxony-Anhalt.”

The result gave the AfD a decisive lead over the Christian Democrats, the party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in an election that had drawn international attention. Siegmund, 35, repeatedly described a victory in the state as the first step toward securing national power in the 2029 parliamentary election.

Our vision for 2026 has come true

· Ulrich SiegmundSiegmund described the result as fulfilling the party's stated political vision.

Despite the strong result, it was unclear whether the AfD could form a government. Other parties have refused to govern with it, creating what German politics calls a firewall around the party. Siegmund has also said he would reject the office of state premier unless the AfD won an outright majority, which he described as the only route to real change in Germany.

We will reclaim our country, and we are starting in Saxony-Anhalt

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD leader framed the state result as the beginning of a broader national project.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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