# Replacing migrants with AI: AfD's risky economic bet

https://mins.news/en/video/45853

- Reuters, 2026-09-04 18:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kWLCoJV7eg

> Germany’s far-right AfD appears poised to lead the vote in eastern Saxony-Anhalt after campaigning for businesses to replace skilled migrant labor with AI and for restoring ties with Russia.

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