# Polls open in Saxony-Anhalt as AfD predicted to win state election

https://mins.news/en/video/47242

- euronews, 2026-09-06 10:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGNmgtgU8xc

> Voting has opened in Saxony-Anhalt, with the AfD predicted to win the state election. The party has been polling above 40%; a major victory would increase pressure on Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition.

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