# Germany’s far-right AfD eyes historic state victory in Saxony-Anhalt election

https://mins.news/en/item/47142

- France 24, 2026-09-06 05:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260906-germany-s-far-right-afd-eyes-historic-state-victory-in-saxony-anhalt-election

> Voters in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt go to the polls Sunday as the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany seeks to become the first far-right party to govern at state level since World War II. Although it leads comfortably in polling, failing to win an absolute majority could leave the politically isolated party struggling to form a government.

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