# Far-right AfD takes commanding lead in German state election

https://mins.news/en/video/47633

- CBC News, 2026-09-06 20:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfcUJ3Az1MQ

> Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is leading the Saxony-Anhalt state election by a wide margin, with exit polls putting its support at about 44%. It is still unclear whether the party will win enough seats to form Germany’s first far-right state government since the Second World War.

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