Magdeburg, Germany, Sept 6, 2026 (AFP) - German far-right AfD landslide winner in eastern state vote

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2026-09-06

Germany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, taking at least 44 percent of the vote according to exit polls by two public broadcasters. "We have made history today," said a jubilant Ulrich Siegmund, the 35-year-old lead candidate of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany in Saxony-Anhalt state. It was however too early tell whether the AfD will have enough votes for an absolute......

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