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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party achieved a historic breakthrough in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election, with exit polls showing it won 44.5% of the vote, far ahead of the second-place Christian Democrats at around 18.5%. The result represents the first time a far-right party has led a German state since World War II, though mainstream parties have maintained a "firewall" against working with the AfD, leaving it unclear whether the party will be able to form a government despite its strong plurality. The AfD hailed the outcome as historic, with the party having nearly doubled its vote share from 20.8% in the previous state election in 2021.
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Several outlets foregrounded the exit poll result while emphasizing the unclear path to forming a government, since the AfD's strong showing may not translate into an outright majority or a willing coalition partner.
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Multiple outlets led with or prominently featured the historical significance of this being the first time a far-right party could hold state power since World War II, framing the election as a watershed moment in German politics.
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Some outlets emphasized the scale of the AfD's victory by leading with the specific vote percentage (around 44.5%) and the distance from second place, treating the result primarily as a quantitative dominance story.
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One outlet shifted focus to what the AfD might actually do in government, asking what policy changes could follow from an AfD victory rather than focusing on the electoral result itself.
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Alternative for Germany, or AfD, went into the vote seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern on its own. That would overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.
The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear if it will be able to form Germany's's first far-right state government since WWII, exit polls indicate.
Exit poll shows Alternative für Deutschland on 44.5% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt after huge turnout, with votes still being counted The populist far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland has emerged as the winner in a crucial state election in Germany, exit polls have…
Germany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win 44.5% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.5%.
Polling stations open in Saxony-Anhalt with anti-immigration party AfD predicted to gain 41% vote share German voterswent to the polls on Sunday for a crucial regional election where the far-right, anti-immigration and Moscow-friendly Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is…
If it wins an outright majority in Saxony-Anhalt, it would be the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in Germany since World War Two.
If the AfD manages to form a government, it would be the first far-right party to lead a German state since World War II
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with 44.5 percent of the vote, early results showed.
The AfD won 44 per cent of the vote, up from 20.8 per cent in 2021, while the centre-right CDU came a distant second.
Voting is underway in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election. "If the AfD does form a government in Saxony-Anhalt, that would make it the first regional government headed by a far-right party since the end of the Second World War, since…
Party hails 'historic' result, but it is not immediately clear whether it will be able to form a government.
Voting began in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in a closely watched election. Recent surveys place the AfD at just over 40%, followed by Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) at 23%. If the AfD wins, "one of the main things they want to change is the education…
AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund casts his ballot in Saxony-Anhalt, where his party is seeking a historic breakthrough in the state election.
German voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a key regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigrant, Moscow- and Trump-friendly AfD is expected to secure an easy majority. Our correspondent Nick Holdsworth tells us more.
German voters headed to the polls Sunday for a crucial regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigration and Moscow-friendly AfD is expected to win easily.
A large AfD victory would pile more pressure onto Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition. The party has been polling at more than 40%.
Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls Sunday. However, a failure to secure an absolute…
Saxony-Anhalt elections could see AfD become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since WWII.
BERLIN, Sept 6 - Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since the World War Two.
Germany’s far-right AfD is projected to take power in one of the country’s 16 states for the first time.
