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Far-right AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt but falls short of coveted absolute majority

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Alternative for Germany won 44.3% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt with 97% counted, leaving it three seats short of an absolute majority.
  • The result marked a record for the far-right party and prompted its leaders to claim a mandate to govern, though other parties could theoretically form a majority without it.
  • The Christian Democratic Union fell to 17%, while the Social Democrats won 9.2%, according to the preliminary result.

Alternative for Germany dominated Sunday’s election in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, but it did not secure the absolute majority it wanted to govern alone for the first time in a German state. With 97% of the vote counted, AfD stood at 44.3%, three seats short of that threshold.

Tonight is historic.

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD candidate for state premier celebrated the party’s result at its election event.

The party celebrated a record result. AfD’s candidate for state premier, Ulrich Siegmund, told supporters, "Tonight is historic." He added, "We have made history. It is a signal for all of Germany. It is an impulse that runs through the whole country. Of course, we have a mandate to govern."

Co-leader Alice Weidel said, "With Uli Siegmund, we have the first premier in Germany." Party colleague Tino Chrupalla said AfD would take responsibility for governing in Saxony-Anhalt and at federal level no later than after the 2029 general election.

We have made history. It is a signal for all of Germany. It is an impulse that runs through the whole country. Of course, we have a mandate to govern.

· Ulrich SiegmundSiegmund argued that the result gave AfD a mandate to govern.

The result strengthens a party that won the 2024 election in Thuringia but did not enter government because other parties maintained a political firewall against it. AfD became Germany’s second-largest national force in the 2025 federal election and currently leads national polling, the article said.

With Uli Siegmund, we have the first premier in Germany.

· Alice WeidelThe AfD co-leader claimed the result pointed to the party’s first state premier.

The CDU’s state premier candidate, Sven Schulze, received 17%, about half the party’s 2021 result, and called it "a hard blow." CDU parliamentary leader Thorsten Frei described AfD’s victory as "a turning point for our country." SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil, whose party won 9.2%, said the result should prompt reflection on federal policy. A majority excluding AfD remains possible, but its strong showing makes a stable alliance among several parties difficult.

a turning point for our country

· Thorsten FreiThe CDU parliamentary leader described AfD’s victory.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. 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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