In a historic development, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is set to lead a regional government for the first time since 1945, according to Politico. Preliminary results indicate that the AfD won the Saxony-Anhalt state elections with 43.8% of the vote, representing the party’s strongest performance in any German region. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) secured second place with 17.2%, marking the CDU’s poorest result in Saxony-Anhalt.
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