AfD in Germany achieved a historic result in the elections in Saxony-Anhalt

The far-right party AfD in Germany achieved a historic result in yesterday's elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

AfD, which won the ballot box by a wide margin with 44 votes, became the first far-right party to come close to forming a government in a German state since the Second World War.

So, which view does the AfD advocate?

Who is the president of AfD?

What percentage of votes did AfD receive in the last election?

WHAT VIEW DOES AFD DEFEND?

AfD is generally defined as right-wing populist and far-right in its political line.

The party defines itself as a political movement that defends Germany's national interests, sovereignty and the security of its citizens.

The AfD's main policies include limiting immigration and asylum, strengthening border controls and deporting people who do not have the right to stay in Germany.

The party also advocates more national determination of immigration policy.

AfD is in favor of greater national sovereignty regarding the European Union and opposes its transformation into a central European state.

The party's program advocates protecting sovereign nation states and limiting the powers of the EU.

The AfD also opposes current transformation policies in climate and energy policies.

He advocates the removal of some incentives for renewable energy and the market-oriented conduct of energy policies.

In the economy, it highlights policies such as reducing taxes and bureaucracy, increasing the competitiveness of the German economy and shaping social policies at the national level.

WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF AFD?

AfD has two co-chairs at the federal level: Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla.

Both names are at the helm of the AfD group in the Bundestag in the 2025-2029 legislative period.

Alice Weidel also stood out as the AfD's candidate for prime minister in the 2025 German federal elections.

Weidel became one of the most visible figures of the AfD's election campaign, especially on immigration, economy and EU policies.

WHAT PERCENT OF THE VOTES DID AFD RECEIVE IN THE LAST ELECTION?

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the elections held in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt by a landslide with 43.8 percent of the votes.

Thus, the AfD reached its highest vote share in its history in a state election, while the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) remained at 17.2 percent.

However, the AfD could not reach the absolute majority that would enable it to form a government on its own.

The AfD's vote share more than doubled from its 2021 result of 20.8 percent, while the CDU's vote dropped from 37.1 percent to 17.2 percent.

This result was the CDU's worst election result ever in Saxony-Anhalt.

In the election, SPD received 9.3 percent of the votes, the Greens 8.9 percent, and the Left Party (Die Linke) 8.6 percent.

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) managed to enter the state parliament with 5.3 percent.

FDP could not enter the parliament, remaining at 2.6 percent.