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Saxony-Anhalt Election: Moscow Calls It AfD’s “Historic Victory”; Siegmund Says He Is Reaching Out for Government Talks

From ANSA · () Italian

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

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  • AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund said he was open to talks and would not shut the door on potential partners after the party’s Saxony-Anhalt victory.
  • AfD co-leader Alice Weidel called Friedrich Merz a burden for Germany, while CDU and SPD leaders held crisis meetings in Berlin.
  • Elon Musk congratulated AfD, and Viktor Orbán described the result as only the beginning.

Ulrich Siegmund said AfD was not building walls after its victory in Saxony-Anhalt, but was reaching out to anyone willing to discuss forming a government.

As AfD, we remain true to ourselves, and I remain true to myself. I am also realistic, and I am not slamming the door in anyone’s face or building walls.

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD lead candidate described his approach to possible government talks after the election.

“As AfD, we remain true to ourselves, and I remain true to myself. I am also realistic, and I am not slamming the door in anyone’s face or building walls,” Siegmund said at a news conference in Berlin. “I am doing what I have been doing for 10 years: reaching out and asking who is willing to do this with us, who wants to tackle the fundamental problems of our time.”

Siegmund called the election historic not only for Saxony-Anhalt but for Germany. He said he wanted to give momentum to the message from voters and ensure it reached political Berlin. He also said the wave of AfD success had swept across all German states and that he needed Alice Weidel as chancellor in Berlin.

I am doing what I have been doing for 10 years: reaching out and asking who is willing to do this with us, who wants to tackle the fundamental problems of our time.

· Ulrich SiegmundSiegmund said he was seeking partners willing to work with AfD.

Weidel described the CDU result as a debacle and said the loss reflected the federal situation. “People have lost confidence. No chancellor before Friedrich Merz was ever so unpopular, and he has become a major burden on Germany’s gradual development,” she said.

People have lost confidence. No chancellor before Friedrich Merz was ever so unpopular, and he has become a major burden on Germany’s gradual development.

· Alice WeidelThe AfD co-leader blamed Merz for the CDU’s poor election result.

The CDU and Social Democratic Party leaderships held crisis meetings in Berlin after the result. Bild called it a “day of pain” for Merz, who was portrayed as the election’s main loser. Outside Germany, Elon Musk congratulated AfD on his X platform with the words “Well done!” Viktor Orbán also celebrated the result, saying, “It is only the beginning.”

Well done!

· Elon MuskMusk congratulated AfD in a reply on his X platform.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. 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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