PoliticsSaxony-Anhalt state election could have nationwide impact

A state parliamentary election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a major test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Germany’s governing CDU/CSU-SPD coalition. The right-wing populist, partly right-wing extremist AfD leads the polls, raising the prospect of a political crisis in Berlin and renewed debate over cooperation with the party.

Germany politicsstate electionSaxony-AnhaltAfD

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