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Far-right AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt vote and comes close to an outright majority, projections show

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

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  • The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won between 44.3% and 44.4% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, according to early projections, ahead of the Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, on 18.3% to 18.4%.
  • The result puts the AfD close to an outright majority and raises the possibility of Germany’s first regional government led by a far-right party.
  • The entry of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, which polled between 4.8% and 5%, could prove decisive in forming the next state government.

The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won Sunday’s election in Saxony-Anhalt with between 44.3% and 44.4% of the vote, according to early projections. The result puts the party within reach of an outright majority and opens the prospect of Germany’s first regional government led by a far-right formation.

It is a wonderful result for us and it is a mandate to form a government.

· Alice WeidelThe AfD co-leader celebrated the party’s projected election result.

The AfD defeated the Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, led by state premier Sven Schulze. The CDU received between 18.3% and 18.4%, according to projections from Infratest dimap and Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.

“It is a wonderful result for us and it is a mandate to form a government,” AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said. She added, “Our hand is extended for a coalition or cooperation.” Her co-leader, Tino Chrupalla, suggested that “there can also be a tolerated minority government.”

Our hand is extended for a coalition or cooperation.

· Alice WeidelWeidel addressed possible cooperation after the vote.

AfD candidate for state premier Ulrich Siegmund said he would extend “a hand to all forces that want to achieve fundamental political change in this country together with us.” The CDU candidate acknowledged that the party had suffered “a heavy defeat,” while congratulating the AfD as the strongest political force in the regional parliament.

There can also be a tolerated minority government.

· Tino ChrupallaThe AfD co-leader suggested an alternative to a coalition government.

The Left ranked third with between 9.2% and 9.3%, followed by the Greens on 8.7% and the Social Democratic Party on between 8.4% and 8.7%. SPD co-leader and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said many people in Saxony-Anhalt and across Germany, including those with a migrant background who had worked there for years, were deeply concerned by the result. The Free Democrats failed to clear the 5% threshold, while the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance came close, polling between 4.8% and 5%. Its entry into parliament could determine the state’s political future.

A heavy defeat.

· Sven SchulzeThe CDU candidate described his party’s projected result.
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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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