AfD wins election in Saxony-Anhalt but falls short of a majority
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- The AfD won 43.8% in preliminary results from the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
- The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance’s entry into the state parliament means the AfD lacks an independent majority.
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, according to preliminary results released by the state statistical office.
The result does not give the party an outright majority. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, known as BSW, also entered the state parliament.
The preliminary figures were published by the office running Saxony-Anhalt’s official election results service.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. 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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