# Far-right AfD scores crushing victory in German state election

https://mins.news/en/item/48202

- France 24, 2026-09-07 09:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260907-far-right-afd-wins-crushing-victory-in-german-state-election

> Exit polls showed the far-right Alternative for Germany came first in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, bringing it within reach of governing at state level for the first time since World War Two, although it fell just short of an outright majority.

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