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The state elections in Saxony-Anhalt have led to a historic result that is changing the political landscape of the state.
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As of: September 6, 2026 • 9:44 p.m
The state elections have massively changed Saxony-Anhalt's political landscape. What are the main reasons for this historic result? An explanation in survey graphics from infratest dimap.
This topic in the program: The First | State election Saxony-Anhalt | 09/06/2026 | 5:40 p.m.; The first | daily news | 09/06/2026 | 8:00 p.m
After the AfD election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Hessian politicians reacted: CDU Prime Minister Boris Rhein thanked Sven Schulze for the election campaign, while the Hessian AfD celebrated the success as a "tremendous success" and the SPD state leader Sören Bartol spoke of a turning point and warned of right-wing extremism.

After a long election evening in Saxony-Anhalt, the BSW has just exceeded the five percent hurdle and is entering the state parliament with five seats, which could give the AfD a possible majority in the prime ministerial election.

After the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund celebrates the historic AfD success of 44 percent with his wife Julia on the stage of the Old Theater in Magdeburg, although it narrowly missed an absolute majority.

The AfD won the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, but does not have an absolute majority. Four scenarios are being discussed as to how the party could still come to power: a missed BSW entry, a coalition with the BSW, an abstention from the BSW in the third ballot or defections from other parties.

The AfD won the parliamentary elections in Saxony-Anhalt by a narrow margin, but a single government seems unlikely.The CDU suffered its worst result in history and faces internal conflicts while government formation appears complicated.
The acting SPD state leader Alexander Schweitzer described the AfD election victory in Saxony-Anhalt as fatal and warned of further loss of trust in politics. The Green party leader Katrin Eder called the result shocking and called for an examination of a possible AfD ban, citing the historical experience with the NSDAP.