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Saxony-Anhalt: An election that could change Germany? | Berlin Briefing Podcast

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August 27, 2026

Could a regional vote by less than 3% of the German electorate reshape national politics and redefine the center parties' response to the far right? The AfD leads polls ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt election. In this Berlin Briefing, DW's Nina Haase, Michaela Küfner and Matthew Moore talk to Dr. Roland Abold of infratest dimap about what the election means for Germany's political future.

CHAPTER: 
00:00 Regional vote, national stakes

02:23 Germany’s first AfD power test

03:22 Understanding Saxony-Anhalt

05:23 A lead beyond expectations?

08:19 Can Conservatives recover?

11:40 The politics of chance

14:58 AfD’s social media star

19:35 Selling a radical agenda

22:06 Coalition math and firewalls

27:01 Who supports the AfD?

31:45 Policy changes under AfD leadership

34:24 A test for Berlin

36:17 Who governs next?

 

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