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The Green Party's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt sees the election forecast as worrying

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Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz, the Green Party's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, described the current election forecast as worrying, although it is positive for her party.
She warned of a long evening and emphasized that a sole government for the AfD is not yet prevented for the foreseeable future.
She promised the voters who had placed hope in the Greens that this hope would not be in vain.

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The state elections in Saxony-Anhalt are imminent, although current forecasts could show a possible sole government for the AfD, sparking political concern.

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The top candidate of the Green Party in Saxony-Anhalt, Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz, described the numbers according to the forecast as worrying. “The numbers today that we just saw are of course great for us, but they are also worrying and it will be a long evening, and not just for us,” she said on ZDF.

Sziborra-Seidlitz emphasized that it is not yet clear whether the AfD will be able to prevent the AfD from forming a sole government. “But I promise the people who have placed hope in us today that this hope is not in vain.” The Greens would be partners in parliament with civil society, which would defend itself against a possible sole government.

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The Greens will be partners of civil society from within parliament, who will defend themselves against a possible sole government by the AfD.
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What concrete steps will the Greens take to counteract a sole government by the AfD?
How big is the actual gap between the current forecasts and the final election result?
Which parties could be potential coalition partners of the Greens to prevent an AfD sole government?

The Green Party's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt sees the election forecast as worrying

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Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz, the Green Party's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, described the current election forecast as worrying, although it is positive for her party.
She warned of a long evening and emphasized that a sole government for the AfD is not yet prevented for the foreseeable future.
She promised the voters who had placed hope in the Greens that this hope would not be in vain.

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

The state elections in Saxony-Anhalt are imminent, although current forecasts could show a possible sole government for the AfD, sparking political concern.

Font size

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

The Greens will be partners of civil society from within parliament, who will defend themselves against a possible sole government by the AfD.
Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

What concrete steps will the Greens take to counteract a sole government by the AfD?
How big is the actual gap between the current forecasts and the final election result?
Which parties could be potential coalition partners of the Greens to prevent an AfD sole government?

The Green Party's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt sees the election forecast as worrying

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