Saxony-Anhalt votes as AfD eyes a triumph that could shake Germany
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- Voters in Saxony-Anhalt have begun casting ballots in a closely watched state election, with polls putting the far-right AfD at 40% to 43%.
- The main question is whether the AfD can win a majority and form a single-party government.
- The state intelligence service classifies the partyโs local organization as right-wing extremist, and leader Ulrich Siegmund could become Germanyโs first far-right state premier since World War II.
Voting has begun in Saxony-Anhalt, where the AfD is forecast to win between 40% and 43% of the vote. The result could make the eastern German state a major test for the countryโs far-right party.
Attention is focused on whether the AfD can secure a majority in the state parliament. If it does, the party could form a government on its own rather than rely on a coalition.
The stakes are heightened by the classification of the AfDโs local organization as right-wing extremist by the state intelligence service. Its leader, Ulrich Siegmund, could become the first state premier from a far-right party in Germany since World War II.
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