Election data shows AfD leading among nearly every voter group in Saxony-Anhalt
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Initial projections show the AfD winning Saxony-Anhalt’s state election with about 44% of the vote, more than doubling its share from the previous election.
- The CDU, which had supplied every state premier since 2002, fell to just over 18% with incumbent Sven Schulze.
- The result represents a decline of nearly 19 percentage points for the CDU compared with 2021, while the analysis examines support across voter groups.
The AfD is leading the Saxony-Anhalt state election by a wide margin, with initial projections giving it about 44% of the vote. The result confirms the forecasts made before polling day and more than doubles the party’s share compared with the previous election.
The CDU, which has provided every state premier since 2002, suffered a sharp setback. Just over 18% of voters backed the Christian Democrats and their incumbent, Sven Schulze. Compared with the 2021 election, that marks a fall of nearly 19 percentage points.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung’s initial data analysis focuses on the groups behind the AfD’s advance. It examines how women and men, as well as younger and older voters, cast their ballots, with the party ahead among almost all voter categories.
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Originally published by Süddeutsche Zeitung in German. 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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