With support for the far-right AfD surging in Germany, here’s how politicians are rushing to future-proof the country’s laws and democratic guard-rails ahead of key state elections in September.
Tom Pugh - tom.pugh@thelocal.com
Updated: Wed 27 May 2026 15:08 CET
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Coinciding with the AfD Saxony-Anhalt state party convention in April, several hundred people demonstrated in support of proceedings to ban the far-right party. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Sebastian Willnow
With support for the far-right AfD surging in Germany, here’s how politicians are rushing to future-proof the country’s laws and democratic guard-rails ahead of key state elections in September.
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