Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany won Saxony-Anhalt state elections on September 6, 2026 with 43.8% of the vote, well ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union at 17.2%, but failed to secure an outright majority to govern alone. The result poses a challenge to Germany's "firewall" strategy of mainstream parties refusing to cooperate with the far right.
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Alternative for Germany failed to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern alone and overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.
Yeah the German system is doing spectacular Alternative for Germany failed to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern alone and overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' refusal to work with AfD.
Via Euronews: German far-right #AfD wins by a landslide in #Saxony-Anhalt but falls short of majority #Europe #Germany #Politics The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a major victory in a regional election on Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right...
Germany's Alternative for Germany won Saxony-Anhalt's state election on Sept. 6 with 43.8% of the vote, well ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union at 17.2%, according to preliminary results [bbc.co.uk#1][aljazeera.com#2][euronews.com#1][rt.com#2][dw.com#1]. The AfD won 39 seats in the 83-member state parliament, three short of the 42 needed for an outright majority, leavi
My late father fought from 1939 to 1945 IN VAIN! 😡 #Nazism #AFD www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Alternative für Deutschland surges to victory in Saxony-Anhalt as Friedrich Merz’s CDU slumps to disastrous result
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Too close for comfort. The anti-migration party, which mainstream parties refuse to work with, had hoped to form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II.
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Updated story: aje.news/bnroa8 Party hails 'historic' result, but it is not immediately clear whether it will be able to form a government.
🟠🟢🟢🟢🟢🟣 If the right wing is gaining ground in Europe, it has to thank the left wing that never managed to solve major problems being composed of a political class (like all the others) that has always cared only about its own personal interests. www.bbc.com/news/article... Preliminary results give the Alternative for Germany a big margin of victory - almost 44% of the vote.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting it within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two, though falling just short of an overall majority.
I worry about my German friends is their version of MAGA takes over. (gift article) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/240e60a... The AfD won 44 per cent of the vote and delivered a drubbing to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives
I'm not sure I want to read the end of this alternative history book. I'm thinking that the good guys may not prevail. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0... Alternative for Germany, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, polled first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt but still might not control the government.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H7Y... YouTube video by Associated Press
Pro-Russia AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt election, days after investigation into banned Nazi links www.yacnews.com/pro-russia-a... Right-wing extremists won 39 of 83 Magdeburg seats—three short of a majority. Days before the vote, two candidates were searched over a banned Nazi sect; four staff are former neo-Nazi youth members. ...