Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on course for a record result in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to initial projections, placing it well ahead of mainstream rivals. It remains unclear whether the party can form a government, but the AfD says it has secured a mandate to govern.

AfD Stands To Win 44% In Saxony-Anhalt

Projections indicate the AfD could win 44% of the vote, exceeding its previous high by a wide margin and putting it far in front of the conservative CDU, which is projected to take 17.8%. The state has a population of around 2.1 million.

The AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt leader, Ulrich Siegmund, said the result was “sensational” and indicated the party wanted to begin governing as soon as possible. He also rejected the domestic intelligence assessment describing the party in the state as “right-wing extremist”.

No far-right party has controlled a German state since the Second World War. If the AfD were to take power, it would gain responsibilities including policing, local education and culture.

Coalition Math Hinges On Smaller Parties

AfD leaders will not know whether they have enough seats to govern until it is clear which smaller parties enter the state parliament. Siegmund has so far declined to lead a minority government, but the party’s national leadership sees that as a possible route.

A key uncertainty is whether the left-wing populist party BSW clears the 5% threshold needed for parliament. If BSW fails to enter, the AfD’s path to a majority would improve. If BSW does enter, the AfD is currently projected to have 39 seats in the 83-seat assembly.

Other parties have said they would not form coalitions with the AfD, using a “firewall” aimed at keeping the far-right out of government. In Saxony-Anhalt, BSW has offered to cooperate with the AfD on certain issues if it wins seats.

Supporters celebrated at the AfD election-night party headquarters as projections appeared on screens, with some later singing Germany’s national anthem. Siegmund told supporters the result was “a signal for the whole of Germany”.

German And International Reactions Follow Vote

Opposition parties and commentators described the outcome as a major break with the past. Main television channel Das Erste cancelled a planned episode of its long-running crime drama Tatort to focus on what the result could mean.

Siegmund’s comments were echoed by political opponents and mainstream parties who said they would have to respond to the new balance of power. The CDU’s Sven Schulze conceded victory and said the party would have to deal with the result after an “extremely tough and intensive election campaign”. The Social Democrats (SPD), describing the result as “truly dramatic”, said it would serve as a warning nationally. Lars Klingbeil, leader of the SPD and a member of the federal government led by the CDU, said it was a “signal to Berlin” and that the government would hear it.

International reactions also followed the projections. US President Donald Trump posted a screenshot of the German TV result on Truth Social. Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev shared a screengrab of Trump’s post and praised what he called a “historic win for the pragmatic AfD”. Dmitriev had previously described the AfD in positive terms, and during Germany’s federal election campaign last year US Vice-President JD Vance endorsed the party, a move criticised in Germany as political interference.

Policies Draw Concerns Over Deportations And Education

AfD stands on an openly pro-Russia and anti-migration platform. Among its policies is “remigration”, widely understood as mass deportations of migrants, though the party says it means deporting criminals and people in the country illegally. The party says it would be limited by law if it is not able to control federal policy, but state-level powers could still affect implementation locally.

The party has also targeted the Bauhaus school of design, arguing it was a “dead-end of modernism” and referencing the Nazi regime’s closure of the school in Dessau in 1933, a framing some critics say echoes Nazi rhetoric.

Charlotte Knobloch, a Holocaust survivor and veteran head of the Jewish community in Munich and Bavaria, said she was frightened by the outcome and called on mainstream parties not to “stand by and allow this decline”.

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They have doubled their numbers because ordinary citizens are slowly waking up and becoming aware of certain facts.

And all this despite the relentless anti-AfD propaganda across virtually all state-run media.

My take on this: I don't put much stock in the "far-right" label. It is quite simple to read the party program and form one's own opinion.

In my view, these are pretty normal conservative goals—not unlike what the CDU stood for 25 years ago.

Since then, the CDU (especially under Merkel) has shifted drastically in a red-green direction, and the AfD has simply filled the conservative vacuum and became common enemy for the whole ruling leftist block.

After years of poor policy, people are feeling the impact in their daily lives and their wallets, and they want to see change.

The voters decide. Simply Democracy in action.

 

14 minutes ago, mangkut70 said:

They have doubled their numbers because ordinary citizens are slowly waking up and becoming aware of certain facts.

And all this despite the relentless anti-AfD propaganda across virtually all state-run media.

My take on this: I don't put much stock in the "far-right" label. It is quite simple to read the party program and form one's own opinion.

In my view, these are pretty normal conservative goals—not unlike what the CDU stood for 25 years ago.

Since then, the CDU (especially under Merkel) has shifted drastically in a red-green direction, and the AfD has simply filled the conservative vacuum and became common enemy for the whole ruling leftist block.

After years of poor policy, people are feeling the impact in their daily lives and their wallets, and they want to see change.

The voters decide. Simply Democracy in action.

 

What are the major issues that people are voting on?

1 hour ago, mangkut70 said:

The voters decide. Simply Democracy in action.

I seriously doubt 'the people' will ever be given the chance to vote for an anti-immigrant party that has a hope in hell of winning. The New World Order won't allow it!

True political change can only be achieved by violence and revolution.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by BritManToo

There's always been a far right in Europe ... be in France, Italy, Netherlands, etc

Italy voted in a far right, but she is very tame. Germany and Netherlands have the issue that no one party ever gets a majority, and it's been coaolitions always. They are enough to dampen down any hardcore right wing policies.

Europe definately has a problem with growth though. It's being crushed. The commission is about self preservation, gravy train for those at the top.

Yes very normal.

Very sad to see. You'd have thought the Germans had learned from history.

Before the election, the afd clearly stated they would govern alone. It looks likely they will not gain the absolute majority in parliament, soon they'll come out and blame the establishment for them not governing.

Nothing will change unless they hold a real majority.

And sadly it is only in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Rest of germany still don't get that their country is in grave danger.

4 hours ago, Mr Awesome said:

What are the major issues that people are voting on?

Get out of the EU, get rid of the euro and stop supporting Ukraine. This is one of the main topics Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD, supports then re-establish German sovereignty over its borders.

If she succeeds, it will be the end of the EU because Germany is one of the main contributor to the EU budget. It will show the path for other right wing parties in Denmark, Netherlands, France, Italy and some other Eastern European countries like Hungary, Slovakia and Romania.

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yes very normal.

Your most intelligent video you’ve ever posted.

Happy to see you cross the line.

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Very sad to see. You'd have thought the Germans had learned from history.

I learned from history that Hitler was probably right about racial purity.

But took it a little too far.

I might have retired in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Nepal/China if given the opportunity.

But they didn't want white Christian folk living in their countries.

Funny how our countries need their 'diversity', but they absolutely refuse our 'diversity.

Good. Too bad they didn't get enough seats to form a government on their own. The old guard needs to be tossed, lock-stock-and-barrel.

45 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Nothing will change unless they hold a real majority.

And sadly it is only in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Rest of germany still don't get that their country is in grave danger.

But? The AfD throws a spanner into the machinery.

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Before the election, the afd clearly stated they would govern alone. It looks likely they will not gain the absolute majority in parliament, soon they'll come out and blame the establishment for them not governing.

Because it WILL be the establishment. The AfD is the strongest party, they have the mandate to form government, but no doubt the CDU and SPD and all the other establishment parties will refuse to work with the AfD. Though the SPD has no problem to work with the extreme left. Which now has a brand new super-extreme left party in the local government.

Edited 59 minutes ago59 min by Cameroni

1 hour ago, FlorC said:

Nothing will change unless they hold a real majority.

And sadly it is only in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Rest of germany still don't get that their country is in grave danger.

I think the rest of Germany understands the AfD is not the answer to any problems.

11 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

all the other establishment parties will refuse to work with the AfD.

The AfD themselves decided they only want to govern by themselves.

So thanks, proving my point has started.

3 minutes ago, stevenl said:

The AfD themselves decided they only want to govern by themselves.

So thanks, proving my point has started.

Which is not possible now. But any other party would easily be able to form a coalition. But not the AfD as all establishment parties refuse to work with the AfD. Of course it's the fault of the establishment parties.

Edited 41 minutes ago41 min by Cameroni