GoKawiilAfD surges to 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, deepening crisis for Merz's CDU
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party more than doubled its vote share to 44% in Sunday's Saxony-Anhalt state election, while the ruling CDU lost over half its 2021 support. Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it the worst defeat his party has suffered in decades and warned of consequences beyond the region.