L'AfD remporte 44,5 % des voix projetées en Saxe-Anhalt tandis que la CDU chute à 18,5 %

Projections électorales

Initial projections by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF placed Alternative for Germany (AfD) in first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, receiving between 44% and 44.5% of the vote. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led nationally by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, finished in second place with 18.5%, representing a drop of 18.6 percentage points compared to the 2021 regional election. Voter turnout reached approximately 80%, an increase of roughly 20 percentage points over the 60.3% recorded in 2021. Intermediate reporting showed voter participation at 65.3% by 16 :00 local time, up from 41% at the same hour five years earlier. Saxony-Anhalt, located in former East Germany, has a population of 2.1 million people.

Arithmétique parlementaire et réaction de l'AfD

Under projections compiled by Infratest Dimap and ZDF, AfD is positioned to win 39 seats in the state parliament, three seats short of the 42 needed for an absolute majority. The CDU is projected to take 16 seats. Die Linke received 9.5% of the vote (9 seats), the Greens secured 9.0% (9 seats), and the Social Democrats (SPD) finished with 8.0% (9 seats). The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) captured 5.0%, crossing the threshold for representation, while the Free Democratic Party (FDP) received 2.0% and fell short of entering the legislature. AfD regional leader Ulrich Siegmund, 35, voted among supporters in Tangermünde and commented that federal leader Merz ran an effective campaign on behalf of AfD.

Nous avons besoin d'un changement politique fondamental dans ce pays, avec une politique qui protège enfin nos propres intérêts, notre propre pays.

Concessions de la CDU et perspectives de coalition

CDU state leader Sven Schulze acknowledged his party's loss at a post-election event in Magdeburg, describing the campaign as intense and noting the influence of federal policy decisions.

Certains disent que c'est un jour triste pour la CDU. Moi je dis : mais c'est la démocratie.

Thorsten Frei, parliamentary managing director for the CDU in the federal Bundestag, observed that domestic intelligence authorities classify the AfD as right-wing extremist, while reminding listeners that the federal parliament is elected for a four-year term. CDU national general secretary Franziska Hoppermann described the vote as a very difficult result. SPD general secretary Tim Kluessendorf called for a democratic governing majority to exclude AfD, though he acknowledged that forming a working coalition in the state parliament would be very difficult.

Contexte économique et réaction internationale

No party in the state parliament has declared a readiness to build a coalition with AfD, meaning the party requires an absolute majority to govern unless rival factions alter their stance. No far-right party has led a German state administration since 1945. German public broadcaster ZDF cited business leaders and economists who warned that an AfD-led state administration could hinder foreign worker recruitment and business investment. In Portugal, Chega party president André Ventura posted on X to congratulate AfD on its result, citing anti-immigration policies and European identity. Official vote counting continues to determine whether AfD achieves the 42-seat threshold.