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AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund and AfD co-leader Alice Weidel celebrate after exit polls following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections at the fairgrounds in Magdeburg, Eastern Germany on September 6, 2026.

AfD Wins Landslide Victory in Saxony-Anhalt

TEC News September 6, 2026

The election result is described as a “blue earthquake” in German right-wing media but it may not be enough for the AfD to secure an absolute majority.

Saxony-Anhalt’s State Premier and CDU main candidate Sven Schulze (L) talks with a spectator wearing a T-shirt with the portrait of AfD party main candidate Ulrich Siegmund after attending a live broadcast featuring the two leaders in Magdeburg, Germany, on September 4, 2026.

AfD Can Be the Big Winner in Saxony-Anhalt Even Without Governing

Javier Villamor September 4, 2026

Polls put the party at 42%, twenty points ahead of the CDU.

Chancellor and CDU leader Friedrich Merz (C) and Saxony-Anhalt prime minister, lead candidate in the state election Sven Schulze (R) seen at an election campaign event in Quedlinburg, Eastern Germany on August 31, 2026.

CDU Revolt in Saxony-Anhalt Over Plan To Cooperate With Far-Left

Zoltán Kottász September 3, 2026

A growing CDU rebellion in Saxony-Anhalt could complicate efforts for the centre-right party to form a government if the AfD fails to win an outright majority in Sunday’s election.

AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund (L) and CDU lead candidate Sven Schulze shake hand at the start of a debate on MDR regional TV in the Broadcasting Center Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg, on August 26, 2026, ahead of the upcoming state elections.

AfD on Course for Historic Breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt

Zoltán Kottász August 27, 2026

Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is promising political change as the AfD polls at 42% in Saxony-Anhalt less than two weeks ahead of the state election.

Ulrich Siegmund, AfD’s top candidate for the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, speaks to delegates during the state party convention in Magdeburg on July 11, 2026.

‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

Zoltán Kottász August 18, 2026

The campaign in Saxony-Anhalt comes as the right-wing populist party holds a commanding lead over the governing CDU.

A traffic sign saying “Asylum” and a dead end sign hang near the central contact point for asylum seekers (ZASt) in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on April 8, 2020, in Halberstadt, Eastern Germany.

As AfD Surge Continues, German NGO Seeks Evacuation Plan for Migrants

Zoltán Kottász June 16, 2026

Establishment forces are crying wolf ahead of a potential AfD-led government in Saxony-Anhalt.

AfD merchandise, including a shirt with the portrait of the party's top candidate for regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, is on display in the Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, during a regional party congress on April 11, 2026.

Establishment Parties Push Through Reform To Curb Surging AfD

Zoltán Kottász April 24, 2026

German mainstream parties are trying to weaken the rising AfD with a sweeping reform of parliamentary rules in Saxony-Anhalt.

German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

Sabine Beppler-Spahl April 17, 2026

The effort to ‘AfD-proof’ Saxony-Anhalt is only the latest in a series of measures taken over recent months and years to weaken and marginalise the populists.

An AfD election poster for the upcoming state election in Baden-Württemberg reading "Your car would vote for us" is seen on the roadside on March 2, 2026 in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.

German Establishment Shows Its Distaste for Democracy Ahead of Likely AfD Victory

Michael Curzon March 4, 2026

One state parliament is stripping itself of powers so that the opposition cannot use them when it takes control.

Tag: Saxony-Anhalt elections

AfD Wins Landslide Victory in Saxony-Anhalt

AfD Can Be the Big Winner in Saxony-Anhalt Even Without Governing

CDU Revolt in Saxony-Anhalt Over Plan To Cooperate With Far-Left

AfD on Course for Historic Breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt

‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

As AfD Surge Continues, German NGO Seeks Evacuation Plan for Migrants

Establishment Parties Push Through Reform To Curb Surging AfD

German Establishment Parties Plan Law Change To Prevent True Democracy

German Establishment Shows Its Distaste for Democracy Ahead of Likely AfD Victory

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