AfD Projected to Win Saxony-Anhalt — First Far-Right State Government in Postwar Germany

Exit polls on 6 September 2026 project the AfD winning Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5%, enough for an absolute majority — the party's stated condition for governing. Germany's domestic intelligence agency classifies the state AfD as rightwing extremist. No such party has led a German state since World War II. The CDU, governing since 2021, fell to 18.5%. Federal responses remain unclear.