Election in Saxony-Anhalt: AfD clearly over 40 percent - | CDU halved - | Greens gain - | BSW trembles

The majority of MPs have today repeatedly said that it is in the past now, that it must be overcome, and that we must look forward.

— Sven Schulze – CDU parliamentary group leader, after today's CDU state parliamentary group meeting in Magdeburg

that we, from one state parliament session to the next, also look at the topics and then decide for ourselves how we will position ourselves on these individual topics

— Sven Schulze (CDU), Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt and head of the CDU faction in the state parliament; told MDR that his party had internally agreed to examine topics from session to session and then make its own decisions about how to act on those topics (in the context of potential cooperation with the AfD).

Who wants Germany to remain an open and liberal country, and who wants Saxony-Anhalt to remain an interesting location in Europe as well, must not vote for the AfD on Sunday.

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a visit to the UPM bio-refinery in Leuna ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt state election, warning about the consequences of an AfD-led government.

If the BSW makes it into the state parliament, it will be hard to prevent an AfD government.

— Schulze, CDU Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, commenting on the parliamentary dynamics surrounding the AfD.

"You've ruled this country for 24 years. You could have done something by now."— Ulrich Sigmund, AfD top candidate, addressing Sven Schulze at a political forum; he challenges Schulze over long-standing governance.