# Germany’s far-right AfD claims ‘clear mandate’ after state election win

https://mins.news/en/video/48998

- Global News, 2026-09-08 01:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJfNy_P4xLQ

> The Alternative for Germany has won a pivotal election in Saxony-Anhalt, marking the biggest victory for a far-right German party since the Second World War. Friedrich Merz called the CDU’s result its most serious defeat in years or decades but said he would remain in charge, declaring that giving up was not an option.

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