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Alternative for Germany looks for big boost in regional elections in Germany

Washington Post World Sunday 06 September 2026, 13:27 UTC By Mary Ilyushina, Maegan Vazquez 1 min read
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BERLIN — The nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — labeled “right-wing extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency and accused by others of xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia — is hoping to win control of a regional government for the first time as voters head to the polls Sunday the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Democracy Dies in Darkness Alternative for Germany looks for big boost in regional elections in Germany The nationalist, anti-immigrant party known...

BERLIN — The nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — labeled “right-wing extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency and accused by others of xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia — is hoping to win control of a regional government for the first time as voters head to the polls Sunday the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Democracy Dies in Darkness Alternative for Germany looks for big boost in regional elections in Germany The nationalist, anti-immigrant party known as AfD, has been labeled “extremist” by German authorities, but is running strong in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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