„Sie wählen AfD, weil sie das Beste für die Demokratie tun wollen“

On 6 September 2026, the AfD celebrated what it called a historic election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, saying the result will 'shake all of Germany'. Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote that the AfD led in almost all voter groups, and WELT wrote that it won more than every second vote in two age groups, while only 5 percent of the young voted CDU. Chrupalla said: 'Merz wanted to halve us. We halved the CDU.' Musk congratulated the AfD, and Salvini called the result a triumph and 'democracy'.

Union and SPD politicians spoke of a 'Zäsur' (turning point), and Klingbeil suggested consequences for the federal government and said the SPD will not sit down at a table with the AfD. Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews, said he was appalled, and Schnitzer, one of the 'Wirtschaftsweise', warned of the consequences of an AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt. La Repubblica wrote that Italy's centre-right is split over the AfD.