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Saxony-Anhalt election: who is behind "tactical voting"

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 1057 words · By Laura Fleischmann
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Campaign groups are urging voters to back the SPD and the Greens tactically in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election.

Claims checked 13
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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What happened

Campaign groups are urging voters to back the SPD and the Greens tactically in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election.

Why it matters

AfD, CDU, the Left, SPD, FDP and BSW criticise the recommendation; only the Greens support the campaign.

Common ground

The election campaign in Saxony-Anhalt is in full swing.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/19/saxony-anhalt-election-who-is-behi…

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to fear helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Unlike in Germany, however, there is no second vote [in England].”
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Claim 2: “There [in England], as with the first vote in Germany, the candidate with the most votes wins the constituency and thus a seat in the House of Commons”
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Claim 3: “At present, the SPD (6-7%), the Greens (4-5%), the FDP (2-4%) and BSW (4-5%) are battling to clear the hurdle for entry into the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament.”
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The specific polling percentages (SPD 6-7%, Greens 4-5%, FDP 2-4%, BSW 4-5%) are only found in the Euronews cross-reference. Other search results discuss general party dynamics but do not provide these specific numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alliance 90/The Greens (German: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen [ˈbʏntnɪs ˈnɔʏntsɪç diː ˈɡʁyːnən] ), often simply referred to as Greens (German: Grüne [ˈɡʁyːnə] ), is a green political party in Germany. It was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_90/The_Greens
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt is the parliament of the German federal state Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and has a minimum size of 83 members, but if overhang seats are present, proportional…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landtag_of_Saxony-Anhalt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Lars Klingbeil has been the party's leader…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Ger…
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Claim 4: “Behind the initiative is the political communications and campaign agency "The Goodforces".”
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The link between the agency 'The Goodforces' and the initiative is explicitly stated in the Euronews cross-reference, but not independently corroborated by other news sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 3, 2026 · 关于组织器官再生修复的信息解码及有序调控重大研究计划2026年度项目申...
https://www.tiangong.edu.cn/main.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — 服务角色： 教职工 本科生 研究生 服务类别： 教务教学 x 科研服务 x 人事服务 x 研究生服务 x 学生事务 x IT服务 x 外事服务 x 资产服务 x 综合服务 x 档案服务 x 业务管理 x 组织机构：
https://i.tiangong.edu.cn/_s2/anonymous_service/main.psp
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web search NEUTRAL — 天津工业大学统一身份认证平台，提供一站式登录服务，方便用户访问校内各类系统和平台。
https://pt.tiangong.edu.cn/cas/login
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Claim 5: “Wolfgang Kubicki, party leader of the FDP, has repeatedly spoken out against such a firewall in the past.”
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Web search results confirm that Wolfgang Kubicki has criticized the 'firewall' (Brandmauer) and called for a stronger political debate with the AfD, although he still rejects formal coalitions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 19th Bundestag. At stake were at least 598 seats in the Bundestag, as well as 111 overhang and leveling seats de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_German_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held in Germany on 23 February 2025 to elect the 630 members of the 21st Bundestag, down from 736 in 2021 due to reforms in seat distribution. The 2025 election took place seven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wolfgang Joachim Kubicki (German: [kuˈbɪki] koo-BIK-ee) (born 3 March 1952) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) who has been chairman of the FDP since 2026. Kubicki w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Kubicki
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Claim 6: “BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht told Bild newspaper a few days ago: "Our election goal is to vote out the incumbent CDU office-holder and replace him with a non-partisan minister-president who governs with a cabinet of experts and changing majorities. That means: also with the AfD."”
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The specific quote from Sahra Wagenknecht to Bild regarding a non-partisan minister-president and governing with the AfD is only found in the Euronews cross-reference.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance – Reason and Justice (German: Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit; BSW) is a political party in Germany founded on 8 January 2024 around namesake and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahra_Wagenknecht_Alliance
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Berlin state election will be held on 20 September 2026 to elect the 20th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin for a legislative period of five years. The 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election tak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Berlin_state_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The "Brandmauer" or the "firewall against the far-right" in Germany is a strategy of noncooperation, demarcation, and deplatforming by mainstream political parties and others within German society to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall_against_the_far-right…
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Claim 7: “There were similar appeals during the 2024 state elections in eastern Germany, in Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia.”
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The mention of similar appeals in Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia in 2024 is only found in the Euronews cross-reference.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — There were similar appeals during the 2024 state elections in eastern Germany, in Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/19/saxony-anhalt-…
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Claim 8: “Initiatives such as "Taktisch Wählen" are now calling on people to adjust how they vote in order to prevent a possible AfD-led government.”
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Multiple independent sources (Euronews, Yahoo News, and a campaign report via web search) confirm that the 'Taktisch Wählen' initiative, supported by Campact, is urging voters to vote tactically for the SPD and Greens to prevent an AfD-led government in Saxony-Anhalt.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 6 September 2026 to elect the 9th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It took place two weeks before the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Saxony-Anhalt_state_elect…
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web search NEUTRAL — Campaign groups are urging voters to back the SPD and the Greens tactically in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election. AfD, CDU, the Left, SPD, FDP and BSW criticise the recommendation; only the Greens suppor…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/19/saxony-anhalt-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The network Campact is calling for voters to prevent a potential AfD single-party government in Saxony-Anhalt through "strategic voting." Specifically, Campact recommends voting for the Greens or the …
https://www.newsworm.de/news/saxony-anhalt-election-620-000-…
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Claim 9: “At the end of July, "The Goodforces" also directly supported the Greens and the SPD with party donations of 38,150 euros each, according to Bundestag records.”
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The specific donation amount of 38,150 euros to the Greens and SPD is only reported in the Euronews cross-reference.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — At the end of July, "The Goodforces" also directly supported the Greens and the SPD with party donations of 38,150 euros each, according to Bundestag records.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/19/saxony-anhalt-…
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Claim 10: “The company has spent 14,300 euros on its "Taktisch Wählen" campaign.”
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The specific expenditure of 14,300 euros is only mentioned in the Euronews cross-reference.
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web search NEUTRAL — Beide gehören zur Holding The Goodchoice. The Goodforces selbst finanziert sich über Aufträge anderer zivilgesellschaftlicher Akteure. Darüber hinaus gründete Jelinek den Verein tgf media, über den zu…
https://kommunistischepartei.de/aktuelles/taktisch-waehlen-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Die Kampagne „Taktisch Wählen 2026“ will mit Wahlempfehlungen eine AfD-Mehrheit in Sachsen-Anhalt verhindern. Politiker von CDU, FDP, BSW und Linke kritisieren sie.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/wahl-in-sachsen-anhalt/w…
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web search NEUTRAL — „Taktisch Wählen“ in Sachsen-Anhalt: Strategie gewinnt. Die Fünfprozenthürde könnte entscheiden, ob die AfD regiert oder nicht. Eine Kampagne wirbt deshalb für kleine Parteien.
https://taz.de/Kampagne-Taktisch-Waehlen-in-Sachsen-Anhalt-W…
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Claim 11: “The concept is already widespread in other countries too, such as England.”
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Claim 12: “Some 43% say they intend to vote for the AfD, according to a survey by the pollytix institute for Campact.”
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The claim that 43% intend to vote for the AfD according to a pollytix survey for Campact is explicitly confirmed by Yahoo News and mentioned in the context of the Campact campaign in other search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early 2024, widespread protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took place in Germany, after a report by investigative journalist group Correctiv revealed the presence of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2025_German_protests_agai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Björn Uwe Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD). He is chair of the state branch of the AfD in Thuringia, which is classified as a far-r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björn_Höcke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hans-Thomas Tillschneider (born 5 February 1978) is a Romanian-born German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt since 2016. He has been a member of the Alternative for German…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Thomas_Tillschneider
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Claim 13: “The CDU trails well behind in second place on 23%, followed by the Left Party on 13%.”
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The specific polling figures for the CDU (23%) and the Left Party (13%) are only provided in the Euronews cross-reference; no other independent source confirms these exact numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Björn Uwe Höcke (born 1 April 1972) is a German politician of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD). He is chair of the state branch of the AfD in Thuringia, which is classified as a far-r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björn_Höcke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Campact is a German non-governmental organization that aims at creating political pressure in a wide variety of issues through mass digital mobilization. The origins of the organisation and of the fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campact
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hans-Georg Maaßen (born 24 November 1962) is a German civil servant and lawyer. From 1 August 2012 to 8 November 2018, he served as the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Consti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Georg_Maaßen
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.