萨克森-安哈尔特州选举：小党派将成关键力量

德国萨克森-安哈尔特州将于2026年9月6日举行州议会选举，170万合格选民将参与投票1。极右翼政党德国另类选择党（AfD）在民调中长期领先，支持率超过40%1。然而，由于5%的议会进入门槛的存在，多个中等政党面临被淘汰的风险1，这将直接决定AfD是否能获得绝对多数并首次在州层级组建政府1。

新成立的萨拉·瓦根克内希特联盟（BSW）在2024年欧洲议会选举中获得6.2%的得票率1，在东德各州首年表现中达到12%至16%1。左党联合主席路易吉·潘蒂萨诺表示，"在最近几年，我们左党已表明我们为这个国家承担责任。特别是在阻止AfD方面"1。小党派的选举表现将成为决定州议会最终构成的关键因素。

Voters in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state will head to the polls on September 6, 2026, in an election that could determine whether the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secures its first state-level government majority 1. With 1.7 million eligible voters participating, the outcome will hinge significantly on whether smaller parties can clear the five percent parliamentary threshold 1. The AfD currently leads in polls with support exceeding 40 percent 1, but its ability to govern alone depends on whether mid-sized parties fall below the entry barrier, potentially elevating smaller political forces to kingmaker status in coalition negotiations.

The AfD, classified as far-right by Saxony-Anhalt's Office for the Protection of the Constitution in 2023, has nominated Ulrich Siegmund as its top candidate 1. The Left Party co-chair Luigi Pantisano has signaled his party's commitment to blocking the far-right, stating that "in recent years, we in the Left Party have shown we take responsibility for this country, especially in preventing the AfD" 1. Among emerging challengers, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) captured 6.2 percent of votes in the 2024 European Parliament election and has demonstrated support levels of 12 to 16 percent across eastern German states in its first year of operation 1.