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The AfD won the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, but according to the article it is unlikely that it will be able to form a government without a coalition partner.
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The AfD will probably not be able to form a government without a partner. Election winner Siegmund comes up with a new idea. And US President Trump has reacted to the success of the right-wing extremist party in Saxony-Anhalt. The developments in the news blog.
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The AfD will seek new elections in Saxony-Anhalt if a coalition cannot be formed.
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The Left remains the third strongest force in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Das Erste reports on the voters' motivations and their wishes, supported by survey graphics from infratest dimap.

A complicated result is emerging in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt in 2026. The AfD emphasizes that it wants to govern alone, while all other parties rule out cooperation. The CDU needs many partners after its fall. Voter turnout was around 80 percent, comparable to the 2025 federal election. Saxony-Anhalt has a high level of debt of almost 25 billion euros.
In the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD achieved a historically strong result and became the strongest force, while the CDU and SPD suffered significant losses. Politicians from both parties warned against drawing false conclusions at the federal level and emphasized the need to secure democratic majorities.
After the AfD election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Hessian politicians reacted: CDU Prime Minister Boris Rhein thanked Sven Schulze for the election campaign, while the Hessian AfD celebrated the success as a "tremendous success" and the SPD state leader Sören Bartol spoke of a turning point and warned of right-wing extremism.

After a long election evening in Saxony-Anhalt, the BSW has just exceeded the five percent hurdle and is entering the state parliament with five seats, which could give the AfD a possible majority in the prime ministerial election.

After the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund celebrates the historic AfD success of 44 percent with his wife Julia on the stage of the Old Theater in Magdeburg, although it narrowly missed an absolute majority.