AfD secures historic election victory in Saxony-Anhalt as CDU support drops

Projections from the state election in Saxony-Anhalt confirm a decisive victory for Alternative for Germany (AfD), which achieved approximately 44.5 percent of the vote. The result marks a major political shift in the eastern German region, where the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) saw its support fall sharply to around 18.5 percent.

Voter turnout reached a record high of nearly 80 percent. Among other parties, Die Linke took 9.3 percent, followed by the Greens at 8.7 percent, the Social Democrats at 8.4 percent, and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance at 5 percent.

Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund declared that the party had "written history." However, forming a state government remains complicated as mainstream parties continue to reject coalition options with AfD, leaving future governance unresolved.

Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica.