Polls show AfD winning 44% in Saxony-Anhalt election
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- Exit polls from ARD and ZDF put the AfD at about 44% in Saxony-Anhalt's state election.
- The result would not give the party an absolute majority, and vote counting could continue until early Monday.
- The CDU stood at about 18.5%, Die Linke at 9%, while the SPD and Greens each received roughly 8% to 9%.
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, received about 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, according to exit polls conducted for German broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
That share would not give the anti-immigration and Russia-friendly party an absolute majority in the state parliament. The final result remained subject to counting, which could continue until early Monday morning.
The polls put the Christian Democrats, or CDU, at about 18.5%. Die Linke was near 9%, while the Social Democrats and Greens each stood between 8% and 9%. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance was close to the 5% threshold needed to enter the state parliament. Other parties, including the Free Democrats, could fail to win seats.
Saxony-Anhalt, in eastern Germany, is currently governed by a coalition of the CDU, SPD and FDP. The AfD has so far failed to enter either the federal government or a state government because Germany's major parties refuse to cooperate with it.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. 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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