# Only the beginning? German far right’s breakthrough shakes Europe to its core

https://mins.news/en/item/48846

- France 24, 2026-09-07 19:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260907-only-the-beginning-german-far-right-s-breakthrough-shakes-europe-to-its-core

> The far-right Alternative for Germany has trounced the governing conservatives in impoverished former East German Saxony-Anhalt. Although it fell short of an outright win, the result has shaken Germany and Europe, prompting questions about backing an anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party that wants schools to teach less about Hitler’s crimes and more about Bismarck’s glory.

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