Germany’s far-right AfD landslide winner in key Saxony-Anhalt vote, early results suggest

Germany’s far-right AfD landslide winner in key Saxony-Anhalt vote, early results suggest Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, with 44.5 percent of the vote, early results showed on Sunday. The far-right AfD scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls showed on Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, but it was unclear whether the result would be enough for the party to govern. Read moreGermany: Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, the ideologist behind the AFD’s plans in Saxony-Anhalt The AfD won 44.5 percent of the vote, according to exit polls of ARD broadcaster, up from 20.8 percent in 2021. Merz’s CDU fell to 18.5 percent from 37.1 percent in 2021, a setback in a state the conservatives have governed since 2002. Most parties have ruled out joining an AfD-led coalition, meaning the party would likely need a majority of seats to take power. This is a developing story. More information to come. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters)