# Could Germany be ruled by the far-right AfD?

https://mins.news/en/video/49317

- euronews, 2026-09-08 07:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kJIP4-xSuY

> After a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s regional election, AfD leader Alice Weidel is turning her attention to the national government. The party is ahead of Chancellor Merz’s CDU in opinion polls.

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