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Germany, triumph of the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt in the exit polls

Candidate Ulrich Siegmund obtains 44.5% of the votes, a strong increase compared to 2021

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  • The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland triumphs in Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5% for candidate Ulrich Siegmund, according to Ard exit polls.
  • The CDU of outgoing minister-president Sven Schulze stops at 18.5%.

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Germany is holding local elections considered a national test for the coalition government.

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In Germany, according to the exit polls of the public television Ard, the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland triumphs in Saxony-Anhalt with a result of 44.5% for the candidate Ulrich Siegmund, a sharp increase compared to 20.8% in 2021. The outgoing minister-president Sven Schulze, of the CDU, would have stopped at 18.5%. Five years ago the party was at 37.1%. The significance of this electoral round is not only local but also national: many consider it a test for the coalition government led by Friedrich Merz since 2025. The left of Die Linke is at 9%, as are the Greens, while for the Social Democrats (SPD) it would be around 8%. At 5%, the limit of the threshold, is the populist formation of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). The FDP liberals should not get more than 2%.

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  • What will be the final results of the ballot?
  • How will this vote affect the balance of the federal government?

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This article was originally published by Sky TG24.

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