# Why AfD victory raises a new risk for Germany’s economic recovery

https://mins.news/en/item/48284

- euronews, 2026-09-07 11:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/07/why-afd-victory-raises-a-new-risk-for-germanys-economic-recovery

> The AfD’s historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt adds a new political risk to Germany’s fragile economic recovery. Fears are growing that political fragmentation in Berlin could delay reforms needed to sustain growth.

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