Germany's establishment is teaming up with ex-communists to block the Right
If the final polls are close to correct, Saxony-Anhalt will produce a startling result on Sunday. The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, could win 42% of the vote. That’s nearly twice the 22% projected for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union, yet the CDU’s Sven Schulze could remain minister-president.
TL;DR
- The AfD could win 42% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt.
- The CDU is projected to receive 22% of the vote.
- Despite potentially winning the most votes, the AfD would still need a coalition partner.
- Every party likely to enter the legislature has ruled out partnering with the AfD.
- The CDU, SPD, and Greens do not have enough seats on their own.
- Sven Schulze (CDU) might remain minister-president, possibly dependent on the Left party.