Live Updates: Germany’s Far Right Has Big Lead in Key Election, Exit Polls Show — SkimNews
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- Alternative for Germany was projected to finish first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, per exit polls.
- It was unclear whether AfD would win a governing majority, which the source flags as the decisive threshold.
- A majority would mark the first time a far-right party leads a German state since World War II.
Why it matters: If AfD clears the majority line, Saxony-Anhalt's mainstream parties face an immediate choice between coalition and isolation—a precedent-shaping decision as Germany heads toward the 2025 federal election. Falling short keeps AfD as the largest opposition force, still symbolic but without executive power.
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