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Far-Right AfD Wins About 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, Its Biggest Win Yet, Leaving Merz Under Pressure
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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won about 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, 6 September, its biggest win yet, according to broadcaster projections reported by AFP. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU took about 18%.
The AfD fell three seats short of the 42 needed for an absolute majority, which could mean lengthy coalition talks in Magdeburg, and the leftist BSW could play kingmaker if it clears the 5% threshold. Germany's domestic intelligence agency classifies the AfD's state branch as "right-wing extremist."
CDU figures were blunt. Schleswig-Holstein premier Daniel Guenther called it "a shocking moment for our country," while Dennis Radtke, who chairs the party's employee wing, called it a "watershed moment." Political scientist Oliver Lembcke described "a tectonic shift in the party system."
AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund called Merz "a very good campaigner" for his party, saying every day with Merz in the chancellery was "one day too many." The AfD sees the result as a blueprint for the 2029 national elections.
FXStreet's October outlook notes the AfD also won a second eastern state election in September, describing it as a major political setback to Merz.
Sources: Kuwait Times (AFP) · FXStreet, EU News Monthly
