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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'.
7 September 2026
Independent · Brussels & Berlin
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Analyst, German Marshall Fund of the United States
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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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