AfD wins 44% in Saxony-Anhalt state election, a historic far-right breakthrough

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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to win a historic 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, far ahead of the conservative CDU's 17%, marking an unprecedented breakthrough in post-war German politics. The result, described as "sensational" by AfD leader Ulrich Siegmund, gives the party 39 of 83 state parliament seats, three short of a majority, complicating its path to governing. The state's AfD branch is classified as "right-wing extremist" by domestic intelligence. International reactions were divided, with US President Donald Trump and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev praising the outcome, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemned it. Siegmund has ruled out a minority government, leaving coalition negotiations or new elections as possible next steps.


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