Voters Head to Polls in Saxony-Anhalt as AfD Seeks Historic Win

Germany’s Far Right Heads for Historic State Win: What to Watch

Germany’s far right is expected to notch a decisive election victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a result that could put the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, closer than ever to leading one of the country’s 16 states.

By Kamil Kowalcze

Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic state victory in Saxony-Anhalt election

Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is aiming to become the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II as voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls Sunday. While AfD remains comfortably ahead in the polls, a failure to secure an absolute majority may see the politically isolated party struggle to form a government.

By FRANCE 24

Germany’s far-right AfD eyes historic breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt election

Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls on Sunday in an election that could hand the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) its biggest political breakthrough yet.

By RFI

Security forces kill over 20 terrorists during multiple engagement in KP: ISPR

Security forces killed over 20 terrorists during multiple engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between September 3 and 5, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the slain terrorists were sponsored by India and belonged to Fitna-al-Khawarij — a term the state uses for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The ISPR statement mentioned an engagement in KP’s North Waziristan on the night between August 31 and September 1. Securit...

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Ronald Meinardus: Saxony-Anhalt election tests Germany’s resistance to the far right

The ballot on September 6 in Saxony-Anhalt is no ordinary regional election. It has taken on the character of a test for the entire post-war political system of the European Union’s largest economy, since, if the polls are confirmed, a far-right party could for the first time win power and take charge of a German […]

By Xenia Tourki

Germany’s far-right AfD seeks landmark state victory as Saxony-Anhalt votes

By Reuters

German far-right AfD eyes historic state government breakthrough first time since WWII

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is leading in the polls as voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls today, September 6, 2026, putting the party on the brink of leading a German state government for the first time since World War II.