Exit polls for Germany's Saxony-Anhalt parliamentary election show far-right AfD leading

(Central News Agency, Berlin, June 6, Comprehensive Foreign News Report) According to exit polls released after the vote, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to win the Saxony-Anhalt state parliamentary election, but it is still unclear whether the party can govern the state government alone.

Reuters reported that the exit poll results of Germany's First Television (ARD) showed that the AfD received 44.5% of the vote, while the conservatives led by Prime Minister Friedrich Merz only won 18.5%; the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens (Greens), which advocates environmental protection, both crossed the minimum threshold to enter the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament.

AfD co-leader Alice Weidel hailed this as a "historic" result that gives the AfD a clear mandate to govern. But it is still uncertain whether the party can successfully govern the state government.

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If the AfD is unable to govern alone, mainstream political parties may begin a lengthy negotiation process to form a government. They are determined to exclude the AfD, which is considered a right-wing extremist by agencies responsible for internal intelligence, from power.

The AfD's potential partner, the populist left-wing Sarah Wagenknecht bloc (BSW), also has a chance to cross the threshold and enter parliament. (Compiled by: He Hongru) 1150907

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