German Far-Right AfD Wins Eastern State Vote by Landslide, Exit Polls Say
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- Exit polls put the far-right AfD at at least 44 percent in the regional election in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right CDU received 18.5 percent, according to public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
- It remained unclear whether the AfD would secure an absolute majority.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, emerged as the clear winner in Sunday’s regional election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
The AfD won at least 44 percent of the vote, placing it far ahead of the centre-right CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which stood at 18.5 percent.
The broadcasters said it was still too early to determine whether the far-right party would win an absolute majority.
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