AfD Leads With 44% in Saxony-Anhalt — SkimNews
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- Alternative for Germany was projected to win just over 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double its result five years ago but marginally short of an absolute majority.
- Christian Democratic Union was projected at 18%, losing about half its support after 24 years leading the state government.
- CDU general secretary Franziska Hoppermann rejected retreating from the party’s refusal to work with AfD, which national intelligence classifies as right-wing extremist.
- Sven Schulze would need tacit support from the Left Party to assemble an alternative alliance, although the CDU refuses formal coalitions with it.
- Saxony-Anhalt AfD advocates a deportation offensive, home schooling and restrictions on schools displaying the rainbow flag.
- Saxony-Anhalt has extensive authority over security and education, but controls only four of the 69 votes in Germany’s upper house of parliament.
Why it matters: AfD is now the strongest force with about 44%, more than double its prior regional result, but it remains marginally short of a majority. The CDU loses about half its support and falls to 18%, leaving Governor Schulze’s coalition options dependent on smaller parties.
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