The Alternative for Germany (AfD) can count on 42 percent of the vote in the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, according to an Insa survey of 1,000 respondents conducted between July 31 and August 6. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) trails at 22 percent, with the Left party at 13 percent and the Social Democrats at six percent.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) would clear the five-percent threshold to enter the Magdeburg state parliament for the first time. BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht ruled out supporting CDU lead candidate Sven Schulze in any coalition arrangement. AfD state chairman Martin Reichardt said the party is aiming for an absolute majority.
The Greens and the Free Democrats would miss the threshold at four percent. An earlier Infratest dimap poll from late July placed the AfD at 41 percent and the CDU at 24 percent.