German far-right AfD wins key state election but falls short of majority

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A German far-right party made big gains in Sunday's regional election.
Exit polls show AfD secured 43.8 percent of the vote, in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
But it still needs to secure support from other parties to form a coalition government.
And that could test a long-standing policy among Germany's mainstream parties of refusing to work with the far-right.

Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Berlin, Germany.

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Posted by Fast News in Default Category on September 08 2026 at 12:16 AM  ·  Public

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