Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeAnalysis The Alternative for Germany took almost 44 percent of the vote in Saxony-Ahalt. Germany is shocked, but the writing has long been on the wall: 'We are no more immune to right-wing extremism than other countries,' says one analystShare 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 formatSubscribeSeptember 07, 2026Sunday's fateful state election in Saxony-Anlalt has changed Germany. It was written on the faces of German politicians throughout the night as the exit polls came in. There was the sheer triumph and jubilation on the faces of the leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany, which received almost 44 percent of the vote in the eastern state. It was the party's best result in any state election ever, leaving it just a thin margin short of an outright majority.Trending 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?After Haaretz Exposé: Netanyahu Rivals Say He Ignored Many Threats Before Oct. 7Israeli Ministers: Recognize Argentina's Falklands Claim, Expel British Envoy'Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in PrisonCommentsIn the NewsNetanyahu Tries to Run From Oct. 7, Making His Culpability a Key Election IssueIran Launches Heavy Overnight Attacks on Ships in Gulf, Missiles at JordanU.K. Heralds New Reality That Won't End With NetanyahuNetanyahu's Likud Party Files Knesset Slate, Includes PM's Handpicked CandidatesFor Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Voting Has Become an Expression of FearRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Piece of Shit': U.S. Senator Urges Ben-Gvir Ban After Emaciated Prisoner VideoThink 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 Plants