State election: AfD narrowly misses absolute majority, BSW succeeds in entering the state parliament
The AfD will become the clear strongest force after the election in Saxony-Anhalt, but it will not be enough to govern. The BSW could become a key factor.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt with a record 43.8% of the vote, becoming the strongest party by a large margin. This represents a 23-point increase from the 2021 election. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered significant losses, dropping to 17.2% of the vote, while the Left party secured 8.6%, the Greens 8.9%, and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) 9.3%. The AfD would receive 39 of 83 seats, falling three seats short of an absolute majority.
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