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AfD wins 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, extremist label renewed

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC · How we work

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AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt

AfD captured 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to start peace talks with Russia.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Germany will continue military aid to Ukraine.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he will block regional OPLAN access if AfD joins state government.
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution labeled AfD branches in Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony extremist.

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Remlinger Stages Symbolic Vote

Mayor Stefanie Remlinger organized a symbolic two-week election for 135,000 non-German adults.
About 976,000 Berlin adults—one quarter of residents—cannot vote in the September 20 state election.
The vote will use 15 stations in early September to highlight disenfranchisement in Mitte.
Berlin naturalized 39,000 people in 2025, 17,000 more than in 2024.
AfD polls near 20% in Berlin.

History

Historical Context

German reunification on 3 October 1990 legally merged East Germany into the Federal Republic, yet a 1993 Allensbach poll found only 22 % of West and 11 % of East Germans felt united, creating a persistent “wall in the head.” Economic gaps left the East poorer, fueling the rise of right-wing parties in former eastern states.

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AfD Wins Saxony-Anhalt

AfD captured 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel urged Chancellor Friedrich Merz to start peace talks with Russia.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Germany will continue military aid to Ukraine.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he will block regional OPLAN access if AfD joins state government.
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution labeled AfD branches in Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony extremist.

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