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AfD projected to win big in Saxony-AnhaltInitial projections put the AfD above 44%; governing Saxony-Anhalt will depend on which smaller parties enter parliament.
- Initial projections put the AfD above 44%, well ahead of the conservative CDU at 18.4%.
- It remains unclear whether the AfD can govern, depending on which smaller parties clear the five-percent threshold.
- If the populist left-wing BSW fails to enter parliament, the AfD’s chances of a majority would increase.
- State leader Ulrich Siegmund claims a mandate to govern but rejects governing with any other party.
We have made history in this state.— Ulrich Siegmund, AfD state leader in Saxony-Anhalt, after projections
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