Politics

Saxony-Anhalt votes as AfD eyes first far-right state government in postwar Germany

Maria Kamińska
 06.09.2026, 14:10
About 1.7 million voters in Saxony-Anhalt have until 6 pm local time on Sunday to cast their ballots. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
About 1.7 million voters in Saxony-Anhalt have until 6 pm local time on Sunday to cast their ballots. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Voters weigh an AfD breakthrough against fears over migration, democracy and Germany’s political firewall.