CDU Concedes Defeat in Saxony-Anhalt Vote
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The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) recognized the victory of the AfD party and said it had suffered a hard defeat
Some say this is a sad day for the CDU. I say: but that is how democracy is, Sven Schulze declared on arrival at the post-election concentration of his party.
Much more than 40 percent for the extreme right-wing AfD, disaster for the ruling party CDU, tears and incredulity among the Greens: Saxony-Anhalt is experiencing an election evening that will last a long time.
The AfD gets the most votes, but misses the absolute majority. The CDU, which has been ruling so far, is halved. Government options are complicated.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party achieved an unprecedented success in regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt today, causing a political earthquake in Berlin. According to the first official estimates and exit polls, the AfD won a historic 44.5% of the vote, almost double the 2021 vote (20.8%). At the same time, the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a heavy defeat, collapsing to a record low of 18.5% (com…
In Germany, the prime minister of Saxony-Anhalt and lead candidate for the CDU, Sven Schulze, said exit polls showed the extent of the election defeat for his party, which received 18.5%. “This is democracy, the people have sent a message,” he said, according to Deutsche Welle. Schulze congratulated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) on its election victory and noted that it was now up to the CDU to find a way to handle the result. Describing the…
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