# Tuesday briefing: What happens next after Germany’s far-right breakthrough?

https://mins.news/en/item/49188

- The Guardian, 2026-09-08 05:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/08/tuesday-briefing-what-happens-next-after-germanys-far-right-breakthrough

> The far-right Alternative für Deutschland has won a historic state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, shocking Germany and Europe. For the first time since the Nazi era, a far-right party has been pushed to the brink of regional power in Germany, raising questions about why the mainstream parties’ firewall failed and how the rise of the far right can be countered.

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