# Poland fears closer Germany-Russia ties after AfD win

https://mins.news/en/video/48955

- DW News, 2026-09-08 00:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHN-Qxxm5tk

> Germany’s neighbors are reacting to the AfD’s shock victory in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that only idiots or traitors in Poland could celebrate the result. DW correspondent Michal Gostkiewicz examines Poland’s concerns, while pollster Roland Abold analyzes the election outcome.

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