Germany’s far-right AfD scores its biggest victory with Saxony-Anhalt landslide, what is the political future in Germany?
The Alternative for Germany scored its strongest result ever on September 6, 2026, winning 43.8 percent in Saxony-Anhalt and leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU at a historic low of 17.2 percent. The far-right party took 39 of 83 seats—three short of a majority—in a high-turnout vote that more than doubled its 2021 share. (politico.eu)
Mainstream parties still refuse to form a coalition with the AfD, whose state branch is classified as extremist. That makes government formation messy. The BSW, which entered parliament with five seats, has signaled it will not automatically block an AfD minority government and is open to issue-by-issue deals. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund claims a mandate to govern and has floated new elections if talks fail. A first AfD-led state government since 1945 is now a live possibility.
