# Germany’s far-right AfD eyes historic first in state election

https://mins.news/en/item/46850

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 18:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/5/09-05-germany-afd-state-elections-sv?traffic_source=rss

> Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany is projected to take power in one of the country’s 16 states for the first time. Victory in Saxony-Anhalt would mark the first far-right takeover of a regional parliament since World War II.

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