# Will AfD win in Germany boost France’s far right?

https://mins.news/en/video/48546

- France 24 English, 2026-09-07 14:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCKyK7bkSLQ

> The Alternative for Germany (AfD) came first in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, exit polls showed, bringing the far-right party close to taking state-level power for the first time since World War Two. The result has drawn attention across Europe, particularly in France ahead of next year’s national election, when veteran far-right politician Marine Le Pen could become president.

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