Germany’s far-right AfD is landslide winner in Saxony-Anhalt vote, exit polls indicate
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won key regional elections on Sunday by a landslide with at least 44 per cent of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, said exit polls by two public broadcasters. The AfD was far ahead of the centre-right CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which stood at 18.5 per cent, but it was too early to say…
- Why it matters
- The AfD's largest regional stronghold becomes stronger, giving the far-right party control over a state government and its resources while other parties refuse to work with it.
- Most affected
- Voters in Saxony-Anhalt — Regional government now led by a party other parties will not form coalitions with.
German far-right movement — Gains control of a major eastern state government and its administrative apparatus. - Likely next
- Whether other parties agree to form a government with the AfD or whether the state remains without a functioning coalition.
Also reported by: Euronews