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Far-right AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election with 43.8% vote share

On September 8, 2026, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won Saxony-Anhalt's state election with 43.8% of the vote, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union finished second, straining coalition negotiations.

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What would an AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt really mean?

stream:bsky-jetstreamother22d ago kagi ↗

"The AfD also wants to expand Russian language instruction in schools and specifically recruit native Russian speakers for this purpose." translation: fund Russian spies www.dw.com/en/what-woul... Detention centers for deportation, mandatory work for asylum-seekers, vigilante groups — the AfD wants to drastically overhaul Saxony-Anhalt. What does the party have planned?

"Can the AfD form a government in Saxony-Anhalt? ~ Following its record election success, the far-right Alternative for Germany aims to form a government. What options does it have without a majority?

mastodon:mstdn-socialother22d ago kagi ↗

"Can the AfD form a government in Saxony-Anhalt? ~ Following its record election success, the far-right Alternative for Germany aims to form a government. What options does it have without a majority?" # Germany # Sachsen # AfD # Politics # News # EU # Europe # Government # Elections https://www. dw.com/en/afd-saxony-anhalt-go vernment/a-79107331

AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt vote, straining Merz coalition

kite:worldother21d ago kagi ↗

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany won Saxony-Anhalt's state election with 43.8% of the vote, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union finished at about 17% in the eastern state, according to final results cited by Euronews and figures reported by RT [euronews.com#1][rt.com#2]. The result put AfD within reach of state power in Saxony-Anhalt, a state of 2.1 million peop