# AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state parliament election

https://mins.news/en/item/47585

- TASS, 2026-09-06 19:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183399

> Exit polls show the Alternative for Germany securing a clear victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s state parliament election with 44% to 44.5% of the vote, its best-ever result in a German state. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU placed second with about 18.5%, its worst result in the region.

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