# ‘Idiots and traitors’: World reacts to AfD’s election victory

https://mins.news/en/item/48420

- France 24, 2026-09-07 13:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260907-idiots-and-traitors-world-reacts-to-afd-s-election-victory

> The Alternative for Germany surged into first place in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt. The result puts the far-right party within reach of state-level power in Germany for the first time since World War II, drawing attention from European capitals, especially France as campaigning begins for next year’s presidential election.

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