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Germany: AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt, Falls Short of Majority
The far-right party won 43.8% of the vote and 39 seats, leaving it three seats short of a majority and forcing coalition talks.
- On Sunday, the Alternative for Germany surged into first place in Saxony-Anhalt state elections with 44% of the vote, placing a far-right party on the cusp of state power for the first time since World War II.
- This result handed a drubbing to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union , ending the party's 24-year leadership in Saxony-Anhalt as voters expressed deep unpopularity with the ruling coalition's direction.
- The AfD secured 43.8% of the vote, representing 39 seats in the 83-member state parliament, with 35-year-old lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund declaring, "We have made history in this country."
- Alice Weidel, AfD co-chair, told CNN she expects Merz to be out by Christmas, while the Chancellor prepares for cabinet crisis talks today amid official results expected tonight.
- Voter turnout reached 77% in the election, reflecting a fracturing political landscape as the rise of hardline parties positions the AfD as a major force ahead of federal elections in 2029.
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R 34%
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