AfD secures historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt regional election
Exit polls show the right-wing AfD winning around 44 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, while former Chancellor Angela Merkel called the CDU's loss shocking.
Exit polls indicate the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has secured a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt's regional elections, claiming roughly 44 percent of the vote. The result nearly doubles the party's prior standing in the eastern state and places it near the absolute majority required to govern independently. Meanwhile, the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a major defeat, securing between 18.5 and 23 percent.
If the AfD achieves an absolute majority, it would mark the first time a far-right party has taken power in a German federal state since World War II. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel called the outcome "simply shocking" and described it as a "real turning point in history," adding that the defeat was deeply painful.
Sources: Avaz, HRT Vijesti, Index, Klix, Poslovni dnevnik
Sources
- Klix — Krajnja desnica pred historijskom prekretnicom u Njemačkoj: Danas izbori u pokrajini Saska-Anhalt, AfD favorit
- Poslovni dnevnik — Povijesni rezultati izbora: Njemačkoj se sprema scenarij kakav nije viđen od Drugog svjetskog rata
- Index — Stižu projekcije, povijesna pobjeda AfD-a, slom CDU-a. Ljevica: Ovo je crni dan
- HRT Vijesti — Povijesna pobjeda AfD-a u pokrajini Saska-Anhalt, CDU snažno uzdrman
- Avaz — Merkel nakon pobjede AfD-a: "Ovo je jednostavno šokantno"
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