# Far-right AfD leads polls ahead of crucial Saxony-Anhalt state election

https://mins.news/en/video/46826

- DW News, 2026-09-05 17:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MEZIfBU3gY

> Campaigning ends ahead of a crucial Saxony-Anhalt election that could give Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany a mandate to govern for the first time. The party leads the polls despite its state branch being designated anti-constitutional and far-right extremist. Rival parties reject cooperation, while nearly a third of voters remain undecided.

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