# Germany’s far-right AfD bids to take helm of Saxony-Anhalt state parliament

https://mins.news/en/item/87496

- euronews, 2026-10-06 06:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/germanys-far-right-afd-bids-to-take-helm-of-state-parliament-in-saxony-anhalt

> Germany’s far-right AfD is seeking to lead the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt. The result depends on five BSW deputies, in a vote viewed as an initial test of relations between the parties before the AfD’s attempt to lead the state government in December.

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