AfD Celebrates Election Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: Historic Right-Wing Shift in Germany
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved 44.5% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt election according to ARD projections - a historic election success for a right-wing populist alliance in Germany since World War II. The CDU followed with only 18.5%, while the Left remained below 10%. Ulrich Ziegmund, chairman of the AfD in Saxony, is a leading figure of the movement with controversial positions.