Alternative for Germany (AfD) won Saxony-Anhalt’s state election with 43.8% of the vote but fell short of an outright majority. 🗳️
The result was more than double the party’s showing in the previous state election, according to Associated Press reporting. The state election authority reported results from all 2,661 voting districts.
📰 The result leaves coalition formation unresolved in the state legislature. Other established German parties have generally ruled out governing coalitions with the AfD.
The vote increases pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz after the party’s 2025 federal-election result made it Germany’s second-largest Bundestag group. 🇩🇪