# Germany’s shocking far-right surge rattles Europe’s political foundations

https://mins.news/en/item/48332

- euronews, 2026-09-07 11:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/07/germanys-shocking-far-right-surge-rattles-europes-political-foundations

> The AfD’s landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt could herald a future in which far-right forces govern alone in parts of Europe. Germany’s grand-coalition model and the centrist alliance supporting EU politics are beginning to crack.

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