# How eastern Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt is getting a second chance after decades of decline

https://mins.news/en/video/26347

- DW News, 2026-08-19 15:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QzBsKVzVCo

> After decades of population loss, Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany is showing signs of an unexpected revival. Affordable rents and new opportunities are drawing people back, but growing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany has raised fears that the region’s recovery could be endangered.

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