# Germany: Why is the AfD so popular in Saxony-Anhalt?

https://mins.news/en/video/47357

- France 24 English, 2026-09-06 13:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jPTDbrL2ng

> Voting began Sunday in Saxony-Anhalt, an eastern German state holding a closely watched election that could make the Alternative for Germany the first far-right party to lead a state government since World War II. Sorbonne University German studies professor Hans Stark discusses the party’s popularity.

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