# AfD races into Saxony-Anhalt election with sizeable poll lead

https://mins.news/en/item/46448

- CNN, 2026-09-05 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/europe/germany-state-election-afd-trump-russia-intl?Date=20260905&Profile=CNN

> The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading into Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election with a sizeable lead in the polls. An outright majority would put the far right in charge of a German state for the first time since World War II.

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