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- AfD won a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt with 44 % of the vote on Sept 6.
- The centre-right CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz received about 18 % of the vote.
- AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund declared, “We have made history today.”
- State premier Sven Schulze (CDU) said the result is a severe blow but will stay caretaker.
- Analysts said AfD will need coalition partners because it fell short of an absolute majority.
