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Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic state victory in Saxony-Anhalt election

Cover image: Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends AfD's final rally before the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany, September 5, 2026. © Fabrizio Bensch, Reuters

Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls Sunday. However, a failure to secure an absolute majority may see the politically isolated party struggle to form a government.

Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls on Sunday in a closely watched election that could see the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) become the first far-right party to take ​power at a state ‌level since World War II.

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