AfD ahead in Saxony-Anhalt elections at 40 percent

28.08.2026 14:26 HotInfo

Ahead of the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, which are to take place on September 6, AfD remains the strongest party in polls. A new representative survey for ZDF attributes 40 percent to it, Chancellor Sven Schulze's CDU 23 percent. AfD would thus have a significant lead, but according to the survey, it would not be enough for a government on its own. info.cz ↗

The campaign is accompanied by warnings about the consequences of a possible AfD rise to power. The chairman of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, called the vote a test for the democratic center and warned of the party's völkisch-tinged course. The discussion also concerns AfD's plans to abolish or fundamentally restructure the domestic intelligence service in Saxony-Anhalt, which are criticized by security officials. ihned.cz ↗

Economic and social topics are also entering the campaign. Medical president Klaus Reinhardt criticizes AfD's pre-election rhetoric against foreign doctors and points out that they are needed especially in regions with a shortage of healthcare workers. Earlier, warnings from economists appeared about the consequences of policies aimed at migration and foreign workers, as well as criticism of the party's plans regarding public broadcasting MDR.

Other parties are meanwhile looking for possibilities of post-election majorities without AfD. The Left admitted that it could imagine a model of tolerating cooperation with the CDU, but set conditions. In Magdeburg, previously some stores run by people with a migration background closed in protest and the Greens spoke of intimidation in the campaign. Further developments will be determined by the voting result and the parties' ability to form a government without AfD.

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