The federal chairwoman of the far - right Alternative for Germany ( AfD ), Alice Weidel , has hailed the projected outcome of state elections in Thuringia and Saxony as an historic victory for her party . At the same time , it is a punishment for the federal government coalition in Berlin , Weidel told public broadcaster ARD on Sunday . " It is a requiem for this coalition ," Weidel said , referring to the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that consists of his centre - left Social Democrats ( SPD ), the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats ( FDP ). The SPD , the Greens and FDP would now have to ask themselves whether they could continue to govern at all , Weidel added . According to exit polls , the AfD will claim a clear victory in state parliamentary elections in Thuringia , well ahead of the second - place conservative Christian Democrats ( CDU ). In Saxony , initial exit polls gave the CDU a narrow lead over the AfD . Weidel criticized the CDU for ruling out a coalition with the AfD . " That is , of course , pure ignorance of the will of the voters ," she said . Without the AfD , a stable government would no longer be possible . The AfD will approach the CDU in both Saxony and Thuringia and always has an outstretched hand for constructive cooperation , Weidel said . dpa tam pos xxde cro eraSource: The Namibia News Agency