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AfD leaders set new goals after election victoryAlice Weidel targets at least 40 percent nationwide, while Ulrich Siegmund seeks to govern Saxony-Anhalt only with his own majority.
- Alice Weidel called the result a historic AfD victory and aims to reach at least 40 percent nationwide.
- Ulrich Siegmund claims a mandate to govern but rejects a mere BSW abstention, insisting on his own majority.
- Tino Chrupalla called for talks, a changed CDU stance toward the AfD, and a special economic zone for eastern Germany.
- IWH President Reint Gropp expected 0.5 to 1 percentage points less annual growth in Saxony-Anhalt under xenophobic policies.
If we form a government in other federal states, and we will form one, then we will also demand a special economic zone for East Germany.— Tino Chrupalla, AfD co-chair, speaking at the post-election press conference about pushing for a special economic zone for East Germany
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