# What does AfD’s historic German state election win mean for Europe?

https://mins.news/en/video/48525

- Reuters, 2026-09-07 14:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIYxh2Gce-U

> The far-right AfD finished first in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, bringing it within reach of governing at state level for the first time since World War Two. Europe Editor Rachel Armstrong examines what the result could mean for the continent.

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