** AfD Leads Saxony-Anhalt Election With 44.5%**
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The **Alternative for Germany (AfD)**, which advocates closer ties with Russia, is leading the election in **Saxony-Anhalt**.
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According to exit polls, the AfD is on **44.5%**, while Chancellor **Friedrich Merz's CDU** stands at **18.5%**. The party is only a few seats short of an absolute majority.
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 The AfD supports **tighter migration policy, restoring ties with Russia, ending arms deliveries to Ukraine and Germany's withdrawal from the EU**. It also proposes bringing the **Russian language back into regional schools**.
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 The result could seriously reshape Germany's political landscape. _Financial Times_ described it as a potential **political shock for all of Europe**.
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 In 2025, German domestic intelligence classified the AfD as **right-wing extremist**.
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