# German far-right AfD set for major victory in Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls suggest

https://mins.news/en/video/47660

- BBC News, 2026-09-06 21:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Z5XGAXXKo

> Voting projections put Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany well ahead of its mainstream rivals in Saxony-Anhalt. No far-right party has controlled a German state since World War Two. The AfD says it has a mandate to govern, but it remains unclear whether its vote will be enough to take power.

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