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Germany’s AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election but falls short of a majority

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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

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  • The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won Saxony-Anhalt’s state election with 43.8% of the vote, more than doubling its 2021 share.
  • The Christian Democratic Union finished second with 17.2%, followed by the Social Democrats at 9.3%, while the Greens, Left and BSW also entered parliament.
  • The AfD won 39 of 83 seats and remains three short of a majority, leaving coalition talks uncertain because other major parties reject governing with it.

The Alternative for Germany secured its strongest result yet in a Saxony-Anhalt state election, winning 43.8% of the vote. The far-right party more than doubled its 2021 result of 20.8%, emerging well ahead of the Christian Democratic Union.

The CDU fell to 17.2%, losing 19.9 percentage points compared with the previous election. The Social Democratic Party rose by 0.9 points to 9.3%, while the Greens took 8.9% and the Left 8.6%. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance for Reason and Justice, known as BSW, won 5.3% and qualified for parliament. The Free Democratic Party fell to 2.6%, missing the 5% threshold.

We achieved exactly what we set out to achieve. We made history in this state.

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD’s lead candidate described the party’s election result in an interview with ARD.

The result does not give the AfD the power to govern alone. Provisional official results allocate 39 of the state parliament’s 83 seats to the AfD, three short of the 42 needed for a majority. The CDU won 15 seats, while the SPD, Greens and Left each took eight. BSW won five.

Coalition negotiations now face a difficult path. The other major parties have rejected forming a coalition with the AfD, meaning an AfD-free majority would require the CDU, SPD, Greens, Left and BSW to join together. AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund told ARD, “We achieved exactly what we set out to achieve. We made history in this state.” Asked what would happen if no coalition partner could be found, he replied, “If necessary, new elections will be held.” Turnout among the state’s 1.7 million eligible voters was 77.8%.

If necessary, new elections will be held.

· Ulrich SiegmundSiegmund responded to a question about the possibility of failing to form a coalition.
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