Far-right leads in local elections in Thuringia, Germany
Photo: Far-right wins local elections for the first time since World War II (tagesschau.de)
In Germany, the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has emerged as the leading force in local elections in the federal state of Thuringia. In Saxony, the party secured second place, according to Spiegel.
The party, led by main candidate Björn Höcke, garnered 32.8% of the vote after all electoral districts in Thuringia were counted. This result marks the first victory for the far-right in state elections in Germany since World War II.
Classified as a far-right extremist party, the AfD significantly outpaced the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which received 23.6%. The newly formed far-left and pro-Russian Alliance of Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) took third place with 15.8%, pushing the Left Party to fourth with 13.1%.
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) also secured a seat in the state parliament with 6.1%.
The Alliance 90/The Greens received only 3.2% and did not make it into the local parliament.
photo: State votes in percent, preliminary result
Far-right results in Saxony
Meanwhile, in the federal state of Saxony, the AfD claimed second place with 30.6%. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led the electoral preferences with 31.9%.
The Alliance of Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) took third place with 11.8%, followed by the SPD with 7.3%. The Alliance 90/The Greens obtained 5.1%, while the Left Party received 4.5%.
photo: State votes in percent, preliminary result
It is noted that these preliminary results have not significantly altered the exit poll data released on the evening of September 1.
For insights into how the local elections in Germany might impact Ukraine, read RBC-Ukraine's article.
