# Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election

https://mins.news/en/video/48172

- Reuters, 2026-09-07 09:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3d0pfhbDcU

> Exit polls put the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in first place in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, bringing the party closer than ever since World War Two to governing at state level.

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