# German chancellor faces pressure after far-right AfD wins state election

https://mins.news/en/video/48310

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-07 11:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKm8mWbRTg

> A regional election in a small eastern German state has caused a political shock with implications beyond Germany. The AfD, which Germany’s domestic intelligence agency classifies as an extremist group, came just short of winning an outright majority on Sunday.

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