"It is a historic success for us. It is the first time we have become the strongest force in a state election. It is a requiem for this coalition [in Berlin]."
"The results in Saxony and Thuringia proved disastrous for the three ruling parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left-led federal government, with each scoring single-digit percentage shares of the vote in both states, one year before Germany holds its next general election."
"The leftwing but socially conservative Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance found its calls for higher taxes on the rich, a tougher line on immigration and asylum, and an end to military support for Ukraine struck a deep chord in the east."
"As no party won an absolute majority, the eight-month-old BSW could prove key in talks on forming a government in both states, as it scored between 11.5 and 12% in Saxony and 14.5-16% in Thuringia."
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