Far-Right Party Projected to Win German State Election at Record High

The far-right AfD party is expected to win a state election in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September 2026 with over 40% of the vote — its best result ever in a German state. Germany's intelligence agency considers the local AfD branch an extremist threat. The vote comes two weeks before Germany's national election, where every other major party has pledged never to work with the AfD — a boycott tactic called a firewall.