The 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6 will determine the next Landtag and government composition, with the incumbent CDU–SPD–FDP coalition under Minister-President Sven Schulze seeking continuation. Recent polls show the AfD leading at 41–43%, followed by the CDU at 22–24%, Die Linke at 13%, and the SPD near 6%, while the FDP, Greens, and BSW hover near or below the 5% threshold. All major parties except the AfD maintain a firewall excluding cooperation with it or Die Linke, raising prospects of an AfD minority government, a continued three-party coalition, or complex negotiations if smaller parties miss the threshold. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund has signaled interest in an absolute majority for sole governance, while Schulze has reaffirmed exclusion of AfD and Linke ministers.