Party classified as extremist by state intelligence leads polls days before Saxony-Anhalt election

Saxony-Anhalt votes September 6, 2026, with polls showing the AfD could win an outright majority. The state's own intelligence agency classifies the local AfD chapter as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization — as do agencies in four other German states. A court temporarily removed an extremist label at a higher level, leaving an uneven legal landscape as voters weigh in.