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Poll on election in Saxony-Anhalt: AfD leads, absolute majority unattainable

A fake poll portrays the AfD as the winner, but real numbers show a different reality.

4 September 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Ahead of the election in Saxony-Anhalt, a fake poll is causing a stir by portraying the AfD as the clear winner. According to this poll, the Greens would not enter the state parliament, while the BSW appears as a significant party. However, these results do not reflect reality, as credible polls released shortly before the election indicate otherwise.

According to the Politbarometer from the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, while the AfD would become the strongest party, it would not achieve its goal of an absolute majority. This leaves the prospect of a solo government for the AfD uncertain, despite it leading the forecasts by a significant margin.

Further analyses show various power scenarios for Saxony-Anhalt, where the AfD, even without an absolute majority, could potentially govern. Nevertheless, the gap to the second-placed parties could be crucial for government formation.

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