Sep 7, 2026
Germany's far-right AfD wins landslide in Saxony-Anhalt as Merz vows to continue reforms
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won nearly 44 percent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, marking the CDU's worst defeat in decades and bringing the AfD within reach of forming Germany's first far-right state government since the Nazi era. Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed shock at the result but vowed to press ahead with his unpopular reform agenda.
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