State election in Saxony-Anhalt: "Well done!": Musk congratulates AfD on election triumph
BSW top candidate sees "areas of overlap" with AfD - Siegmund rejects offer +++ CDU wins no direct mandates +++ Trump posts projection picture +++ The news blog.
Elon Musk has congratulated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on their election victory in Saxony-Anhalt. The AfD's leader, Alice Weidel, received Musk's congratulatory message on her social media post, and the party's top candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, responded with an offer of cooperation. The AfD won all 41 direct mandates in the state, with Siegmund securing 49.0% of the vote in his constituency, Genthin.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a significant loss, with its leader, Sven Schulze, failing to win in his own constituency.
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