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AfD Targets 45% in Saxony-Anhalt, Rejects Coalitions

9/7/2026

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  • AfD under Ulrich Siegmund seeks an absolute majority in the Saxony-Anhalt election.
  • Exit polls show AfD at just over 44% while the CDU trails at 18.5%.
  • Saxony-Anhalt’s security service classifies AfD as a far-right extremist group.
  • Siegmund says AfD will not join any coalition and targets at least 45% of the vote.
  • AfD’s platform calls for a deportation offensive, bans rainbow flags in schools, and seeks to withdraw from broadcaster.