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Saxony-Anhalt election forecast: AfD could win an outright majority

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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  • The AfD led the Saxony-Anhalt election with 44.5%, up 23.7 percentage points, while the CDU fell to 18.5%.
  • The Greens, Left party and SPD appeared likely to enter the state parliament, while the BSW hovered around the 5% threshold and the FDP remained below it.
  • An AfD outright majority remained possible, and candidate Ulrich Siegmund had said he would seek to become minister-president only if the party achieved one.

The AfD won Saxony-Anhalt’s state election by a wide margin, according to the first ARD projection, putting the party within reach of an outright majority. Its lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, had made that majority the condition for seeking the office of minister-president.

It is a very clear mandate to govern.

· Alice WeidelThe AfD co-leader described the party's projected election result in remarks to ZDF.

The AfD reached 44.5%, a gain of 23.7 percentage points. The CDU, led by Minister-President Sven Schulze, came second with 18.5%, after losing 18.6 points. The Left party stood at 9.4%, followed by the Greens at 8.9% and the SPD at 8.2%. The BSW reached 5.0% and remained on the threshold, while the FDP stood at 2.1%.

The projected seat distribution showed 39 seats for the AfD alone, against 42 needed for a majority. An AfD-led arrangement with BSW tolerance could reach 44 seats. A possible CDU, SPD, Greens and Left combination would have 39 seats with Left tolerance, or 31 without it.

The strongest party always has the mandate to form a government, and Mr. Siegmund has always said that we offer talks.

· Alice WeidelWeidel argued that the AfD should lead efforts to form a government.

AfD co-leader Alice Weidel called the result “a historic result” and “a clear mandate to govern” in remarks to ZDF. She said the strongest party had the mandate to form a government and that Siegmund had repeatedly offered talks. The first ZDF forecast showed a similar picture, with the AfD on 44% and the CDU on 18.5%. The article said the results were still being updated, with no constituencies counted in the displayed projection.

The AfD's hand is always extended.

· Alice WeidelWeidel said the party remained open to talks after the projection.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. 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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