**The regular Saxony-Anhalt state election took place on 6 September 2026, producing a new Landtag with AfD holding 39 of 83 seats (just short of the 42-seat majority) after winning 43.8% of the vote.** Other parties (CDU 15 seats, SPD/Greens/Left 8 each, BSW 5) entered parliament, ending the prior CDU-SPD-FDP coalition. Government formation efforts are now underway in the newly convened Landtag (opened 6 October), with AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund positioned to seek election as Minister-President in December. Other parties maintain a firewall against AfD cooperation, the CDU has signaled opposition tactics including walking out of the vote, and BSW has indicated abstention—creating uncertainty but no current collapse or dissolution trigger. Under state rules, repeated failure to elect a Minister-President could lead to a dissolution vote and snap election, yet this remains a distant contingency rather than an active prospect in mid-October. With the scheduled election only weeks prior and formation talks ongoing, traders assign low probability to an additional snap poll before year-end.