# Germany’s far-right AfD celebrates victory in Saxony-Anhalt election

https://mins.news/en/video/47868

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-07 04:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H7YHEe-W5k

> The far-right Alternative for Germany won a resounding victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election but fell just short of a majority on Sunday, blocking its bid to form Germany’s first far-right state government since World War II.

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