Published on
02/09/2026 - 20:30 GMT+2
On Sunday, Saxony-Anhalt could become the centre of a political earthquake. The AfD party is polling at more than 40 percent, far ahead of Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU).
Such a strong result could give the far right a path to governing a German state for the first time since World War II. That would shatter one of the most important political taboos in modern Germany — and send a powerful signal to Europe.
A stronger AfD would mean a tougher battle over migration, climate policy and support for Ukraine — and potentially a more difficult Germany for the EU to rely on at a time when Europe is already facing enormous geopolitical pressure.
