# ‘Idiots and traitors’: World reacts to AfD election victory

https://mins.news/en/video/48428

- France 24 English, 2026-09-07 13:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm86wYIFm2c

> The Alternative for Germany surged to first place in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt. The result brings a far-right party close to state-level power in Germany for the first time since World War II, drawing attention from European capitals, especially France as campaigning begins for next year’s presidential election.

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