Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeThe Alternative for Germany party is polling at around 40 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, raising the prospect of Germany's first far-right state government since World War II and putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats under pressureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeVera WeidenbachSeptember 06, 2026The far-right Alternative for Germany party is poised for a historic breakthrough in Sunday's election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the extremist party could win enough seats to form Germany's first far-right state government since World War II. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Neo-NazisAntisemitismGermanyHuman rightsIslamophobiaEuropeTrending NowNetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With Netanyahu'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIsrael-U.K.EisenkotCanadaBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis?57,000 Israelis Have Left the Country Since Last Rosh HashanahIsrael's High Court Weighs Legality of Voter-tracking Apps Ahead of ElectionCovenant Emerges From Stealth With Plans for Low-cost Cruise MissilesIsrael's Response to U.K. Settlement Sanctions Is a Media-hyped NothingburgerRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionWhat Did Netanyahu Really Do on the Morning of October 7?Israel Sprays Pesticides to Curb Algae Disabling Desalination PlantsThe Question Israelis Refuse to Ask: What Has Netanyahu Done to Our Conscience?