
Il candidato Ulrich Siegmund ottiene il 44,5% dei voti, in forte crescita rispetto al 2021
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In Germania si tengono elezioni locali considerate un test nazionale per il governo di coalizione.
Introduzione
In Germania, stando agli exit poll della tv pubblica Ard, l'ultradestra di Alternative fuer Deutschland trionfa in Sassonia-Anhalt con un risultato del 44,5% per il candidato Ulrich Siegmund, in netto aumento rispetto al 20,8% del 2021. Il ministro-presidente uscente Sven Schulze, della Cdu, si sarebbe fermato al 18,5%. Cinque anni fa il partito era al 37,1%. La valenza di questa tornata elettorale non è solo locale ma anche nazionale: molti lo considerano un test per il governo di coalizione guidato dal 2025 da Friedrich Merz. La sinistra di Die Linke è al 9%, così come anche i Verdi, mentre per i socialdemocratici (Spd) si attesterebbero intorno all'8%. Al 5%, limite della soglia di sbarramento, è invece la formazione populista delll'Alleanza Sahra Wagenknecht (Bsw). I liberali della Fdp non dovrebbero prendere più del 2%.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the conclusion of two rounds of talks in Kiev with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and planned a third meeting. He subsequently announced on social media that the next cycle will also involve representatives from the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

At the Teha Forum in Cernobbio, the broad camp promotes the Meloni government with 68% support among entrepreneurs, while the opposition rejects it with 83%. The leaders of Pd, M5S, Avs and Italia Viva present concrete proposals on energy and the economy, including the use of 14 billion of flexibility for renewables, housing and industrial efficiency, and a national sovereign development fund proposed by Conte. Schlein stresses the need to convince Italians that they are not destined to decline, criticizing the minimum wage freeze and expensive bills. Renzi is ironic about local polls compared to national ones, while Bonelli denounces Italian water loss as the first in Europe.

The first round of talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have concluded in Kiev, described as meaningful, constructive and frank. The same envoys had a conversation lasting over three hours with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Despite the 72-hour truce in the capitals, attacks were reported overnight in the Zaporizhzhia region with 54 settlements hit, one dead and 25 injured, while Ukrainian drones hit a Russian refinery in Ryazan. Russian Minister Lavrov accused the West of starting a real war with the drone allegations in Leipzig. Zelensky thanked France, Germany and Britain for the presence of their national security advisers in Kiev and said the territorial issue can only be resolved between leaders. Witkoff and Kushner stressed the need for compromises to end the war and expressed hope for new paths to peace. The Kremlin said that the climate of trust with the United States is strengthening through the open communication channel.

The president of the Umbria Region, Stefania Proietti, announces an inter-institutional regional program for the monitoring and reduction of road risk after 38 victims in the first eight months of 2026, compared to 19 in the same period of 2025. The plan includes the establishment of an Umbrian regional center for monitoring road safety, training and prevention campaigns, and the request to the Government to restore multi-year state contributions for local authorities.

Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella congratulated Giorgia Meloni after her government became the longest-serving in post-war Italy, underlining the historical and cultural ties between Italy and Colombia and the desire to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Minister Paolo Zangrillo calls for a national law on the end of life to avoid medical tourism between regions. Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro of the Pontifical Academy for Life underlines the importance of financing palliative care as an alternative.