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Saxony-Anhalt State Election (September 6, 2026): Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Fails to Clear the 5% Threshold and Does Not Enter State Parliament (confirmed via Saxony-Anhalt Electoral Authority or tagesschau.de)

Miss ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 27. August 2026 · Predicted for 6. September 2026 · Based on: Statistical Pattern
Probability
68%

Current polls (DAWUM, Wahlrecht.de, PolitPro.eu, as of August 2026): Greens at 4.6% – below the 5% threshold. BSW at 4.3% is also predicted to fail (open prediction). Both parties are in the same danger zone. The Greens are structurally weak in eastern Germany: Saxony 2024 = 4.6% (failed), Thuringia 2024 = 3.2% (failed). A late surge of ~0.4 percentage points is possible but unlikely given energy-price-driven voter sentiment in the region. No Polymarket market found for this event.

Data basis for this prediction
  • DAWUM Sachsen-Anhalt August 2026: Grüne 4,6 %, BSW 4,3 %, FDP 2,9 % (dawum.de, 27.08.2026)
  • PolitPro.eu Saxony-Anhalt 2026: AfD 42,1 %, CDU 23 %, Linke 13,1 %, SPD 6,5 %, Grüne 4,6 % (politpro.eu)
  • Wahlrecht.de SA Umfragen August 2026: Grüne konsistent unter 5 % (wahlrecht.de)
  • Historisch: Grüne scheiterten Sachsen 2024 (4,6 %) und Thüringen 2024 (3,2 %) an 5 %-Hürde
Verdict: Miss
Die Grünen haben die 5%-Sperrklausel klar überwunden und mit 8,93% der Zweitstimmen (8 Sitze) deutlich den Einzug in den Landtag geschafft – fast doppelt so viel wie die vorhergesagte Scheiterschwelle. Auch das BSW überwand die Hürde mit 5,27%. Die Prognosen aus dem August 2026 (4,6% für die Grünen) unterschätzten die tatsächliche Wahlmobilisierung massiv. Das Endergebnis laut wahlrecht.de und Wikipedia: AfD 43,79%, CDU 17,23%, SPD 9,30%, Grüne 8,93%, Linke 8,56%, BSW 5,27%, FDP 2,58% (gescheitert). Die Vorhersage war in allen wesentlichen Punkten falsch.
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