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“The future direction of our country is also being decided here”: Germany holds its breath ahead of Saxony-Anhalt election

From Le Figaro · () French

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

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  • Germany’s far-right AfD leads polls ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt regional election and could govern a state for the first time.
  • The party is projected to win more than 40%, ahead of the governing CDU at 23%, Die Linke at 11.5% and the SPD at 8.5%.
  • The Greens and FDP must reach the 5% threshold to enter the regional parliament, while the role of the left-wing BSW remains uncertain.

Germany is watching Saxony-Anhalt closely as the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, heads into the regional election with a projected lead above 40 percent. A victory could allow the party to govern a German state for the first time.

German and international media will gather in Magdeburg, the capital of the former East German state, for election-night events. Saxony-Anhalt has about two million residents, and the parties plan to hold their Wahlparties after the vote.

The AfD has chosen the Old Theatre on Jerichower Platz to celebrate what the article describes as its expected triumph. The latest poll places the party at 41 percent. The CDU, which currently governs the state, stands at 23 percent. Die Linke has 11.5 percent, while the Social Democratic Party has 8.5 percent.

The Greens and the Free Democratic Party are competing to reach the 5 percent threshold required for representation in the regional parliament. Their entry could affect whether the AfD can reach power. The article also points to the BSW, a party that emerged from the radical left, as another factor in the election.

The future direction of our country is also being decided here.

· UnspecifiedThe headline frames the Saxony-Anhalt election as a contest with national implications.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. 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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