# Triumph of the AfD: How Will the Far Right Shake Up Germany?

https://mins.news/en/video/53085

- DW News, 2026-09-10 13:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9bNfTkxsvw

> Germany is facing a political earthquake after the AfD won nearly 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result yet. Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is set to become the party’s first state premier. AfD leaders including Alice Weidel call the result only a beginning, while thousands protest the far-right surge.

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