The AfD aims for 40 percent in Saxony
On 1st September, the AfD aims to win in Saxony and sees a sole government in the state as achievable. Secretary-General Zwerg and candidate Urban officially launched the campaign with a self-confident tone in Dresden. Surveys show their party not quite there yet.
For the state election on 1st September, the AfD has set a target of 40% or more. "It's possible that we will govern alone in Saxony," said Secretary-General Jan Zwerg during the campaign kickoff in Dresden. From now on, his party is on the hunt.
In the European election, the AfD was the strongest force in Saxony with 31.8%. In surveys for the state election, there is currently a neck-and-neck race with the CDU - with a slight advantage for the AfD. In the latest surveys in mid-June, the AfD was around 30% (infratest dimap) or 32% (INSA). In the months before, surveys had also seen them at 35 or 37% at times - but only occasionally.
Spitzenkandidat Jörg Urban spoke of a tailwind for the state election. "Here in the East, here in Saxony, we can make the breakthrough," he urged his supporters. His party no longer wants to be the opposition but to govern. Urban: "We don't want any piece of the cake, we want the bakery." The Saxon AfD state association is classified by the Saxon Constitutional Protection Authority as a securely right-wing extremist tendency. The party is defending itself legally against this.
The AfD aspires to surpass 40% in the forthcoming Saxony state elections, with Secretary-General Zwerg indicating a possibility of governing alone. In the recent European elections, the AfD emerged as the strongest force in Saxony. Despite this, surveys suggest a tight race between the AfD and the CDU in the state elections, with a slight edge for the AfD. The Saxony state elections mark a significant opportunity for the AfD in Eastern Germany, as stated by Spitzenkandidat Jörg Urban.
