# The far-right surge: who is to blame? MEPs clash in The Ring

https://mins.news/en/item/42529

- euronews, 2026-09-02 18:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/02/the-surge-of-the-far-right-who-is-to-blame-meps-face-off-in-the-ring

> Attention is focused on the election in the small eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. A possible absolute majority for the far right could shake German politics and unsettle Europe, raising the prospect of a new crisis.

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