# AfD secures historic victory in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt

https://mins.news/en/item/47845

- CNN, 2026-09-07 03:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/06/europe/germany-afd-state-election-majority-intl?Date=20260907&Profile=CNN

> The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, coming closer than any far-right party since World War II to holding power in a German state.

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