Germany's far-right, pro-Israel AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt in historic electoral breakthrough

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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party secured 44.5 percent of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, a historic breakthrough that could lead to the party governing a German state for the first time since World War II. While the result has raised alarms among opposition politicians in France and elsewhere, it remains unclear if the AfD can form a government due to insufficient seats or political support.

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Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 19:40 The AfD's historic breakthrough in the Germany state cements a party that courts Israel while building its platform on anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine politics The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel gives an interview as she arrives at the AfD's election party following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (Ronny Hartmann/AFP) Off Germany’s far-right and avo

Germany's far-right, pro-Israel AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt in historic electoral breakthrough

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