
The Austrian FPÖ congratulated the AfD on its election victory and sent special greetings to Ulrich Siegmund in a video message.
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The FPÖ congratulated the AfD on its election victory and sent greetings to Ulrich Siegmund.
Austria and Hungary
The first expressions of joy from abroad came from the Austrian FPÖ. The extreme right-wing party had already congratulated the AfD on Sunday morning on its “terrific election campaign” and called for a “historic election victory”. In a video message that FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl posted on Facebook, “very special greetings” were also sent to Ulrich Siegmund.

After the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, German employers' associations are warning of the economic consequences of a "climate of isolation." BDA general manager Steffen Kampeter emphasizes the need for open markets, international skilled workers and a reliable Europe, while BDI boss Tanja Gönner calls on the federal government to be more zealous for reform.

After the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the CDU and SPD are debating their political orientation. While AfD leader Chrupalla offers compromises and the BSW calls for a change of course, the international community reacts dividedly to the result.

Saxony-Anhalt has chosen a historic result and shows the failure of the political center. Issues, reforms and the Chancellor are criticized as wrong.

After the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei sat to the left of Maybrit Illner on ZDF and had to explain and endure his party's election defeat, taking on the role of "tolerator", a figure less known outside the Catholic cultural circle.

The AfD achieved 43.8 percent in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and became the strongest force, while the BSW was just shy of the threshold with 5.3 percent. Together, the AfD and BSW would mathematically have an absolute majority in the state parliament.
The AfD won the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt with 43.8 percent of the vote, well ahead of the CDU with 17.2 percent. Despite the clear lead, the party fell short of an absolute majority of 42 mandates and received 39 seats. Forming a government is difficult because other parties have ruled out a coalition with the AfD. Voter turnout reached an all-time high of 77.8 percent.