# Germany’s AfD wins key state: Is the far right nearing national power?

https://mins.news/en/item/48595

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 14:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/germanys-afd-wins-in-key-state-is-far-right-on-cusp-of-national-rule?traffic_source=rss

> The Alternative for Germany won 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result there, but fell three seats short of an absolute majority. The party, classified as far-right extremist by Germany’s intelligence agency, will struggle to form a government because mainstream parties maintain a non-cooperation “firewall.”

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