# Saxony-Anhalt state election could have nationwide impact

https://mins.news/en/item/47013

- DW, 2026-09-06 01:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/saxony-anhalt-s-state-election-will-have-a-nationwide-impact/a-78874569?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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.

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