DisobeyTyranny
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Yes — AfD just had a major, historic win in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, 2026. It finished first with 43.8% of the vote (more than double its 2021 result), well ahead of the CDU at 17.2%. That gave AfD 39 of 83 seats. Turnout was very high at about 77.8%.
politico.eu
It fell three seats short of an absolute majority (42 seats). Other parties have so far refused to form a coalition with it, so government formation is now the main question. AfD is trying to attract individual lawmakers; mainstream parties are trying to assemble a government that excludes it.
reuters.com
Postal (mail-in) votes did not “foil” an already-declared win after the fact. Results were consistent from exit polls through the full count. However, they did pull AfD’s overall share down:
- In-person (election-day) voters: AfD ~51.2%
- Postal voters: AfD ~24.3% (tied with CDU)
welt.de
In short: it was a genuine landslide for AfD and a heavy defeat for Chancellor Merz’s CDU, but not an outright majority, and the postal-vote split is why the seat total landed at 39 rather than 42+.
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