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Germany’s Far Right Sweeps Regional Election but Falls Short of an Absolute Majority

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Alternative for Germany won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, according to the fully counted result, leaving it three seats short of an absolute majority.
  • The result marked a record for the far-right party in the eastern German state but did not give it enough seats to govern alone.
  • AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund called the result historic and said the party had a mandate to govern, while co-leader Alice Weidel celebrated the result.

Alternative for Germany swept the regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, but the far-right party fell just short of the absolute majority it wanted to govern the eastern German state alone. With all votes counted, AfD won 43.8%, a record result that has shaken Germany’s political landscape.

Tonight is historic.

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD candidate for state premier addressed supporters at the party’s election celebration.

The party ended three seats short of a majority. Its strong showing nevertheless turned the election into a major advance for AfD and a test of how far the party can expand its influence in regional politics.

At the party’s election celebration, an elated Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD candidate for state premier, declared, “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 entire country.”

We have made history. It is a signal for all of Germany. It is an impulse that runs through the entire country.

· Ulrich SiegmundSiegmund described the party’s record result in Saxony-Anhalt.

Siegmund said the result gave AfD a mandate to govern. “Of course, we have a mandate to govern,” he said. “We will extend our hand to those who would like to solve together the problems that have been created in this country.” Co-leader Alice Weidel also celebrated the result, smiling broadly as she praised Siegmund’s performance.

Of course, we have a mandate to govern. We will extend our hand to those who would like to solve together the problems that have been created in this country.

· Ulrich SiegmundHe argued that the result gave AfD a mandate to govern and invited cooperation.
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Originally published by Cooperativa 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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