# Far-right man elected speaker of Saxony-Anhalt state parliament

https://mins.news/en/video/88057

- DW News, 2026-10-06 13:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_8aecqPXPc

> The AfD has become the first far-right party since World War II to win the speaker’s post in a German state parliament. It made the breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt after a landslide in last month’s election, and is now seeking to lead the state government.

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