
In the end, there were 3,530 BSW votes too many for the AfD: what the election decided, where the government disappointed and what lessons follow from it.
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The AfD received the most votes in the election in Saxony-Anhalt, but was unable to achieve an absolute majority.
Data analysis of the Saxony-Anhalt election How the AfD won the election - but missed out on sole government
In the end, there were 3,530 BSW votes too many for the AfD: what the election decided, where the government disappointed and what lessons follow from it. Everything important about Saxony-Anhalt in a graphic overview.
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