On September 6, the state assembly election was held in Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany. According to the latest export polls, the far-right German Choice Party won 44.5% of the vote, a sharp jump from 20.8% in 2021. German Chancellor Mertz's CDU's vote rate plummeted to 18.5% from 37.1% in 2021. This is a serious setback for the CDU, which has been in charge of the state since 2002. According to the first round of seat predictions, the Saxon State Assembly has a total of 83 seats, and the German Choice Party is expected to win 39 seats, which is still 3 seats short of the absolute majority required for separate administration. Since all other traditional mainstream political parties in Germany have previously ruled out the possibility of joining the ruling coalition led by the German Choice Party, if the current seat pattern is finally confirmed, there is still great uncertainty about whether the party can join the state government even if it becomes the largest party in the state parliament. The German Choice Party said it would lend a hand of cooperation to “all vital forces that want to implement better policies,” while stressing that issues such as immigration and domestic security are the bottom line that cannot be negotiated. The party's leader Weidel said that the party has a “clear mandate to govern” and will engage in dialogue with any rational political party that can find consensus on policy positions. Co-chairman of the Social Democratic Party, German Deputy Chancellor and Finance Minister Klingbeier, which co-governs with the CDU, said that the election results in the state of Saxony are a warning to the federal government and are worthy of the federal government's policy reflection. This month, the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will also hold local elections, and the German Choice Party also ranked first in the polls.

On September 6, the state assembly election was held in Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany. According to the latest export polls, the far-right German Choice Party won 44.5% of the vote, a sharp jump from 20.8% in 2021. German Chancellor Mertz's CDU's vote rate plummeted to 18.5% from 37.1% in 2021. This is a serious setback for the CDU, which has been in charge of the state since 2002. According to the first round of seat predictions, the Saxon State Assembly has a total of 83 seats, and the German Choice Party is expected to win 39 seats, which is still 3 seats short of the absolute majority required for separate administration. Since all other traditional mainstream political parties in Germany have previously ruled out the possibility of joining the ruling coalition led by the German Choice Party, if the current seat pattern is finally confirmed, there is still great uncertainty about whether the party can join the state government even if it becomes the largest party in the state parliament. The German Choice Party said it would lend a hand of cooperation to “all vital forces that want to implement better policies,” while stressing that issues such as immigration and domestic security are the bottom line that cannot be negotiated. The party's leader Weidel said that the party has a “clear mandate to govern” and will engage in dialogue with any rational political party that can find consensus on policy positions. Co-chairman of the Social Democratic Party, German Deputy Chancellor and Finance Minister Klingbeier, which co-governs with the CDU, said that the election results in the state of Saxony are a warning to the federal government and are worthy of the federal government's policy reflection. This month, the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will also hold local elections, and the German Choice Party also ranked first in the polls.