AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt State Election, Breaking Record with 44.4%
Geopolitics
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party achieved a historic victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, on Sunday, securing 44.4% of the vote according to ARD's projections, marking the highest result for a far-right party in a German state election. Meanwhile, the CDU suffered a heavy defeat, with its vote share dropping from 37.1% to 18.4%. This outcome gives the AfD 39 out of 83 seats in the state parliament, just three seats short of an absolute majority. However, Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD's 35-year-old candidate for minister-president, stated that the party is open to negotiations for forming a coalition government. Nevertheless, all mainstream parties continue to uphold the 'political firewall' policy of refusing to cooperate with the AfD, leaving the formation of a new government uncertain.
