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Die AfD wurde bei der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 43,8 Prozent stärkste Kraft, verfehlte jedoch die absolute Mehrheit. Die Partei strebt eine Regierungsbildung an und hat Gespräche mit dem BSW aufgenommen, während andere Parteien eine Kooperation ausschließen. Gleichzeitig wird über die mögliche Ansiedlung des israelischen Rüstungskonzerns Elbit Systems in Sangerhausen debattiert, die Bürgerproteste ausgelöst hat und im Kontext der Bundeswehraufrüstung steht.
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Die AfD wird eine Minderheitsregierung in Sachsen-Anhalt bilden, toleriert vom BSW.
Possible · Within weeks
Die Ansiedlung von Elbit Systems in Sangerhausen wird voraussichtlich nicht vor Ende des Jahres endgültig entschieden.
Possible · Within months

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