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German far-right obtains overwhelming victory in Saxony-Anhalt, but AfD's absolute majority is not certain
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German far-right obtains overwhelming victory in Saxony-Anhalt, but AfD's absolute majority is not certain

Expresso6 September 2026 at 17:41

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved an expressive victory in the state elections of Saxony-Anhalt, according to the first projection, obtaining 44.5% of the votes. This result represents more than double that of the second most voted party.

The party leader, Ulrich Siegmund, is the central figure of this historic result. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the traditional right-wing party in Germany, suffered a significant defeat by reaching only 18.5% of the votes.

Although the AfD's result is impressive, the absolute majority is not guaranteed. The BSW party, with a Eurosceptic orientation, is on the threshold of 5%, which could be decisive for the composition of the new state parliament.

Saxony-Anhalt thus becomes a paradigmatic case of the growing strength of the far-right in Germany, in a political context marked by significant changes in traditional voting patterns.

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