Le Figaro International47 minutes agoPolitics1 min readFrance

Regional election in Saxony-Anhalt: AfD favorite for historic victory

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This Sunday evening, the German and international press meets in Magdeburg to follow the results of the regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, where the AfD is given the winner with more than 40% of the votes according to the polls, ahead of the CDU at 23% and Die Linke at 11.5%, while the Greens and the FDP are struggling to reach the threshold of 5% necessary for their entry into the regional parliament.

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The regional election in Saxony-Anhalt is being billed as the most anticipated of the year in Germany, with the AfD seen as the favorite in polls for months.

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This Sunday evening, the German and international press met in Magdeburg. It is in the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, this former GDR state of two million inhabitants, that the Wahlparties of the different political movements will be held following the most anticipated regional election of the year. The most popular election evening will be held at the Old Theater on Jerichower Platz, a multi-purpose venue chosen by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) to celebrate its announced triumph. For months, all polls have shown the far-right party as the winner, crediting it with a score exceeding 40% - 41% according to the latest survey. Far behind, the CDU currently in control is at 23%, Die Linke at 11.5%, the SPD at 8.5%. The Greens and the FDP will fight to obtain the 5% necessary to be represented in the regional parliament - and, at the same time, perhaps prevent the AfD from rising to power. There remains the question of the BSW, coming from the radical left…

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Will the AfD really exceed the threshold of 40% of the votes?
Will the Greens and the FDP manage to reach the 5% necessary to enter the regional parliament?
What will be the exact score of the BSW, coming from the radical left?