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What next after far-right AfD win in regional election?

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September 8, 2026

The far-right AfD party has sent shockwaves across Germany by surging to a landslide victory in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt. The vote will test the other parties' "firewall" against cooperating with the AfD.

Despite achieving its strongest-ever result, the AfD still fell short of an absolute majority that would have guaranteed Germany's first far-right state government since World War II

Dr. Roland Abold, managing director at Infratest Dimap, one of the leading institutes for election and political research in Germany, discusses coalition scenarios and the role of BSW after the election with DW. 

 

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