AfD leads survey for state elections in Saxony-Anhalt with 40 percent
Quick Look
- In the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, 1.7 million people between Annaburg, Osterwiek, Wittenberge and Zeitz will be able to decide on the composition of the new state parliament.
- According to a current survey by the Elections Research Group, the AfD is clearly ahead with 40 percent, followed by the CDU (23), the Left (13), the SPD (9) and the Greens (6).
- BSW and FDP would each miss out at three percent.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The state elections in Saxony-Anhalt are taking place to fill the 97 seats in the Magdeburg state parliament for the next five years. The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the AfD as definitely right-wing extremist.
Berlin. This Sunday, 1.7 million people between Annaburg and Osterwiek as well as Wittenberge and Zeitz have a choice: they can elect a state parliament. 97 people's representatives will move into the Magdeburg state parliament and determine the fate of Saxony-Anhalt for the next five years.
Rarely has an election in Germany been so clearly decided and at the same time so uncertain as to how the new government will be formed and who will lead it. In the most recent survey by the Elections Research Group, the AfD, which the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified as definitely right-wing extremist, was well ahead of the CDU (23) with 40 percent, followed by the Left (13), the SPD (nine) and the Greens (six). The BSW would therefore narrowly miss out on entering parliament, as would the FDP (both three).
The surveys are fraught with uncertainty because many voters only decide who they will vote for shortly before an election and, especially in East Germany, feel less strongly tied to parties than is the case in West Germany.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The AfD will be the strongest faction in the new state parliament.
Very likely · Within days
The CDU will try to form a coalition without the AfD.
Likely · Within weeks
BSW and FDP will miss out on entering the state parliament.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What will the formation of a government look like after the election?
- Which coalitions are possible?
- Despite its leading position in the polls, will the AfD actually become part of a government?
