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4 September 2026

Independent · Brussels & Berlin

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Almut Möller

Director for European and global affairs, European Policy Centre

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Politics

AfD poised for historic state victory that could shake German federal politics

Polls show the far-right party on course for over 40 per cent in Sachsen-Anhalt on Sunday, with a plausible path to an absolute majority in the state parliament. The result would mark the first time the AfD leads a German state government, testing the Bundesrat's consensus culture and Chancellor Merz's reform agenda.

By Marek Jankowski · 3 September 2026 · 7 min read