AfD election winner Ulrich Siegmund celebrates historic success in Magdeburg
Quick Look
- Ulrich Siegmund has won the election and appears on stage in Magdeburg in front of a cheering crowd.
- With 44 percent for the AfD on ZDF, he celebrated the historic success, although the absolute majority was narrowly missed.
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Why It Matters
The AfD achieved 44 percent in the election, which is its best result to date, but just missed an absolute majority.
It's just after half past eight on Sunday evening, the crowd in the Old Theater in Magdeburg is enthusiastically shouting "Uli, Uli, Uli", then the time has come. The election winner Ulrich Siegmund comes onto the stage waving, his wife Julia next to him. He calls out to the deafening cheers: “We have made history, dear friends.” At this point in time, the AfD is at 44 percent on ZDF. It wasn't enough for an absolute majority when Siegmund came onto the stage. But no AfD politician before him had ever been so close to power.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The AfD will try to form a coalition to govern.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How will the AfD govern without an absolute majority?
- Which coalition partners could be considered?
