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AfD poised for historic win in Saxony-Anhalt state election
Far-right party polling above 40% could become first to govern a German state since 1945, testing the postwar consensus built on 'never again'.
7 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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Assistant professor in modern German history, University of Cambridge
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Far-right party polling above 40% could become first to govern a German state since 1945, testing the postwar consensus built on 'never again'.
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Polls put the far-right party above 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt's September election, a result that would hand it control of policing, courts and schools