After Saxony-Anhalt: AfD hopes for a boost in Lower Saxony's local elections
After their election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the party wants to use their high spirits to also achieve good results in Lower Saxony. The party could benefit from the VW crisis.
In Niedersachsen, Germany, local elections are being held to choose councils and mayors. The far-right AfD party, led by Ulrich Siegmund in Saxony-Anhalt, has ambitious goals, aiming to replicate their success in Saxony-Anhalt in this election. Around 6.3 million people are eligible to vote, four times more than in the recent Saxony-Anhalt state election.
Observers doubt the AfD will win a top position in a city or district, but consider making it to a runoff vote a notable achievement. CDU state leader Sebastian Lechner is confident that the majority of runoff votes will be between CDU, SPD, and independent or green candidates.
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