What Happens Next Following the AfD's Win in Saxony-Anhalt?
- With the statewide count roughly 98 per cent complete late Sunday, the AfD is heading for a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, leaving the BSW as the ultimate kingmaker in a rare parliamentary deadlock.
- Founded by Sahra Wagenknecht, the BSW combines economically left-wing policies with conservative positions on migration and cultural questions, campaigning for cheaper energy and renewed negotiations with Russia.
- The latest ZDF projection puts the AfD at around 44 per cent and 39 of the Landtag's 83 seats, while the CDU, SPD, Greens, and Die Linke together are projected to hold 39, falling short of the 42 required for a majority.
- AfD co-chair Alice Weidel called potential cooperation with BSW "very interesting," though BSW lead candidate Claudia Wittig stopped short of backing AfD's Ulrich Siegmund for minister-president.
- Wittig stated the party is open to working with the AfD on issues like energy policy, saying "There are of course projects which we can imagine very well with the AfD," while BSW abstention during a third ballot could facilitate Siegmund's election.
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What happens next following the AfD's win in Saxony-Anhalt?
The far-right Alternative for Germany has won a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, but forming a government may prove to be more difficult. Here's what to expect over the coming weeks as parties navigate a political deadlock.
AfD election winner Ulrich Siegmund wants to organize a majority in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt in the coming weeks – and speaks as an option for new elections. And BSW reaffirms its willingness to help AfD Prime Minister take office. The developments in the news blog.
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After the election in Saxony-Anhalt, the formation of a new government is pending. The state constitution precedes the process.
According to the preliminary official final result, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is dependent on a coalition partner. Much depends on the BSW. The election outcome also has consequences for NRW – especially for Prime Minister Wüst.
In view of the results of the elections, the BSW's behaviour is crucial in a vote on a candidate in the newly elected Landtag. According to top candidate Schulze, the Wagenknecht party would at least not prevent an AfD Prime Minister.
Should the successful AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund stand for election, then the BSW will remain in a third ballot in the state parliament, says BSW top candidate Thomas Schulze.
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