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Germany: AfD wins its strongest-ever result in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt

From Le Figaro · () French

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

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  • Early estimates put the AfD at 44% to 44.5% in Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result in a state election.
  • The CDU was projected at 18.5%, while the Left party, Greens and SPD remained below 10%; the BSW hovered around the 5% threshold.
  • High turnout marked the election, with 65.3% voting by 4 p.m., excluding postal ballots, compared with 41% at the same point in 2021.

Saxony-Anhalt delivered the AfD its strongest result ever in a German state election, according to early estimates. The far-right party, founded in 2013, received between 44% and 44.5% of the vote in the former East German state, matching polling that had placed it above 40% for months.

The CDU followed with 18.5%. The Left party was estimated at 9% to 9.5%, the Greens at 8.5% to 9%, and the SPD at 8% to 9%. The main unresolved question concerned the BSW, which stood between 4.8% and 5%, the threshold for representation in the state parliament.

Historic.

· Alice WeidelThe AfD co-leader used the word to describe the party's projected result in Magdeburg.

The result left open whether Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s prominent candidate, could become the first AfD minister-president of a German state. The party’s co-leader Alice Weidel, in Magdeburg alongside Siegmund, called the result “historic” and described it as “a clear mandate to govern.”

Turnout rose sharply throughout the day. By noon, 34.7% of voters had cast ballots, compared with 22.4% in 2021. The figure reached 54.4% by 2 p.m. and 65.3% by 4 p.m., excluding postal votes. The CDU had won 37% in the 2021 state election, while its candidate Sven Schulze and federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced a projected result of 18.5%.

A clear mandate to govern.

· Alice WeidelWeidel's description of what the projected result meant for the AfD.
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