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August 20, 2026

AfD poised to win German state election, testing far-right 'firewall'

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Thursday 20 August 2026

Fanatical & Malevolent Actors
AfD poised to win German state election, testing far-right 'firewall'
Saxony-Anhalt goes to the polls on 6 September 2026, in what analysts increasingly describe as a test case for Germany's postwar consensus against the far right.

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