AfD pushes for coalition talks after Saxony-Anhalt win

Germany's far-right AfD won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, falling three seats short of a majority, and is now urging other parties to cooperate with it to form a government. The AfD's deputy parliamentary leader, Beatrix von Storch, said democracy demands talks, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the result a "seismic" moment. The party seeks support from individuals or groups, including the CDU, to reach the 42 seats needed for an outright majority. No far-right party has governed a German state since World War Two. The AfD's plans include segregating child refugees and deporting migrants, and it is classified as "right-wing extremist" by domestic intelligence.