Far-right AfD wins elections in Germany

In September 2026, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party achieved a record 44.5% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt elections, potentially leading to its first victory in a federal state government. Following this, in the local elections in Lower Saxony, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) secured 27.7% of the votes, with AfD coming in third. The elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also resulted in an AfD victory with 37% of the votes, although the Social Democrats have the option to form a coalition without AfD.

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