AfD and BSW hold potential governing majority in Saxony-Anhalt
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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 43.8% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, significantly outpacing the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU). This victory tests the long-standing political “firewall” intended to prevent mainstream parties from cooperating with the AfD, which is classified as an extremist group by German domestic intelligence in the region. The AfD candidate for governor, Ulrich Siegmund, signaled an intent to form a governing majority, potentially with the support of the hard-left BSW party, which secured 5.3% of the vote.
Consequences
A coalition between the AfD and BSW would result in Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II. Alternatively, mainstream parties may attempt to form a complex and potentially unstable five-party coalition to exclude the AfD, or individual lawmakers could defect to help the AfD reach a governing majority.
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