The far-right AfD just made history in Germany. What happens next?
08/09/2026-15:15 08/09/2026-15:30 חדשות Channel Guardian News דיווח
“Tectonic convulsion” is how Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the biggest far‑right victory in a German state election since the Nazi period. Subscribe ► youtube.com
Voters in Saxony‑Anhalt gave the anti‑immigration, pro‑Kremlin Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) a thumping first‑place finish, with almost 44% of the vote, just short of an absolute majority. “We’re now facing weeks of wrangling,” explains the Guardian’s Berlin correspondent, Kate Connolly, from Magdeburg, as the far-right party tries to take power. Watch our video as Kate explains what comes next – and for full reaction on the ground tap the link ► theguardian.com
#germany #afd #farright #saxonyanhalt #sachsenanhalt
Voters in Saxony‑Anhalt gave the anti‑immigration, pro‑Kremlin Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) a thumping first‑place finish, with almost 44% of the vote, just short of an absolute majority. “We’re now facing weeks of wrangling,” explains the Guardian’s Berlin correspondent, Kate Connolly, from Magdeburg, as the far-right party tries to take power. Watch our video as Kate explains what comes next – and for full reaction on the ground tap the link ► theguardian.com
#germany #afd #farright #saxonyanhalt #sachsenanhalt
