The AfD achieves its best ever score in Saxony-Anhalt with almost 45% of the vote
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In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD obtained nearly 45% of the votes in the regional elections, its best historical score in a former GDR Land, according to initial estimates, with candidate Ulrich Siegmund described as the most dangerous man in Germany.
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Why It Matters
The AfD, a far-right party created in 2013, achieved its best historical score in a former GDR Land, surpassing polls which credited it by more than 40%.
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Germany: in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD achieves the best score in its history in a regional election
In this former GDR Land, the far-right party created in 2013 was credited with more than 40% in the polls. According to initial estimates, he would have obtained nearly 45% of the votes.
In Saxony-Anhalt, the triumph of AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund, “the most dangerous man in Germany” with the air of an “ideal son-in-law”
PORTRAIT - Born in this Land of the former GDR, the thirty-year-old and his far-right party would have obtained nearly 44% of the votes. The best score in a regional election in the history of the movement created in 2013.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The AfD will try to capitalize on this success to influence the 2025 federal elections.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What impact will this result have on German federal policy?
- How will the other parties respond to this rise of the AfD?
- Does this score reflect a lasting trend or a localized phenomenon?
