German far-right AfD wins by a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt: exit polls

The alternative for Germany, led by its top candidate Ulrich Sigmund, has won the state election in Saxony and holds by a very wide margin. According to initial projections, the AfD has secured 44.5% of the vote. This is the party's best result to date. Sigmund had announced that he would only form a government with an absolute majority. According to projections, the Christian Democratic Union, led by incumbent minister President Sven Scholz, is at just 18.5%. This is the worst result for the Christian Democrats in this state. He had ruled out a coalition with the AfD. Voter turnout was much higher than in the last state elections in Saxony and Holt five years ago. And the left is in third place with 9.5%.