Exit Polls Suggest Germany’s AfD Set for Big Win in Eastern State of Saxony-Anhalt
The AfD’s result would give it 41 of 83 seats, one short of a majority needed to govern alone, exit polls showed.
- On Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, the far-right Alternative for Germany won 44.5% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, far outpacing Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union at 18.5%.
- Led by 35-year-old Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD promised a "deportation and remigration offensive," while domestic intelligence classifies the party's state branch as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" organization.
- Chancellor Merz's party collapsed from 37.1% in 2021 to 18.5%, prompting CDU national general secretary Franziska Hoppermann to call it a "very difficult result for us."
- Mainstream parties maintain a strict "firewall" of non-cooperation with the AfD, leaving it unclear if the party achieved the absolute majority required to govern alone.
- Final seat distribution hinges on whether the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance clears the 5% threshold, as Germany faces the potential of its first far-right state government since World War Two.
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This has had no impact on the mad progress of the AfD. The victory is overwhelming, however, it is not a total victory, not an absolute majority in view of the first results. The party of Ulrich Siegmund is credited from 39 to 41 seats out of the 83 that the regional parliament counts. Will it be able to find an ally? (International).
LANDSLIDE for Germany’s AfD as Right-Wing Party Doubles in Saxony-Anhalt – Will it be Enough to Govern Alone? * The Gateway Pundit * by Collin McMahon
The Alternative for Germany party has doubled its results in Saxony-Anhalt, according to first exit polls at 8 pm local time, to roughly 44.2%, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats halve their 2021 results, dropping from 19.1% to 18.0%.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper discusses seven conclusions drawn from the elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and the AfD's victory, as reported by Deutsche Welle. “Never before has the party recorded such a high percentage in a state election. The exact result remains open – and the difference is so small that the picture could still change on election night,” writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung, drawing, as it notes, some initial conclusions. …
Photo: JA21 leader Eerdmans (Video still House of Representatives of the States General CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) According to an exit poll by public broadcaster ARD, the AfD garners no less than 44.5 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt — well above the polls. That …
Far-right AfD wins German state election: 'This is democracy'
The far-right Alternative for Germany scored its best-ever result in a state election on Sunday amid growing public discontent with the political establishment, delivering a powerful blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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