The right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has come second in the Saxon state parliament elections, with 30.6 percent of the vote, according to preliminary data, the local statistics office reported on September 2.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came in first place by a small margin with 31.9%. In third place was Sarah Wagenknecht’s left-wing Union for Reason and Justice (11.8%), followed by the Social Democratic Party of Germany led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (7.3%).
On 1 September, elections to the local parliaments of the federal states of Thuringia and Saxony were held.
According to preliminary data, the AfD won the elections to the Thuringian parliament with 30.5% of the votes. The CDU came in second.
To form a majority in parliament, more than 50% is needed. If a party does not obtain the required number, coalitions with other parties are necessary. The CDU has already announced that it will not cooperate with the AfD for this purpose.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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