# Far-right AfD predicted to win big in crucial German state election

https://mins.news/en/item/47203

- The Guardian, 2026-09-06 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/far-right-afd-saxony-anhalt-state-election-germany

> Polling stations have opened in Saxony-Anhalt, where the anti-immigration, Moscow-friendly far-right AfD is forecast to take 41% of the vote. The party hopes to form its first state government, but other major parties maintain a firewall against cooperation. A strong result would increase pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the CDU.

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