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Right-wing AfD party notches historic win in Germany: ‘We are going to see explosive growth’

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Reyes, R. (2026, September 6). Right-wing AfD party notches historic win in Germany: ‘We are going to see explosive growth’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/world-news/right-wing-afd-party-notches-historic-win-in-germany-we-are-going-to-see-explosive-growth/

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The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a historic victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, securing 44.5% of the vote and leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union party with 18.5%. The AfD's co-leader Alice Weidel predicted "explosive growth" for her party across East Germany and at the federal level. According to projections, the AfD would win between 39 and 41 seats in the state parliament, but would still be short of an absolute majority. The election result is seen as a vote of no confidence in the federal government by Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research.

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In an upcoming Sunday election, Germany's far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AFD), is poised to win control of the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, a position it hasn't held since World War II. AFD’s lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, has gained significant traction by addressing concerns like immigration and Russia normalization through social media platforms such as TikTok. Polls suggest AFD could secure around 44% of the vote, more than double its previous performance in 2016. Should AFD achieve an outright victory, it would control state resources, aiming to implement policies including separate classrooms for refugees and a reduced focus on Germany's Nazi past. This historic shift raises concerns about emboldening far-right influence across Germany, with implications for national politics beyond the regional level.

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AfD Christian Democratic Union German Germany Saxony-Anhalt

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AfD ORG · 8× Merz PERSON · 3× German NORP · 2× Germany GPE · 2× Saxony-Anhalt GPE · 2× Alternative for Germany ORG · 1× Christian Democratic Union ORG · 1× Elon Musk PERSON · 1× Friedrich Merz PERSON · 1× Saxony GPE · 1×

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The right-wing party’s co-leader, Alice Weidel, hailed the turnout as a “historic” result for her group as she vowed that Merz’s party would never win another election again. “We are going to see explosive growth across all of East Germany — and at the federal level, too,” she told public broadcaster ZDF.

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🔮 The right-wing party’s co-leader, Alice Weidel, hailed the turnout as a “historic” result for her group as she vowed that Merz’s party would never win another election again. “We are going to see explosive growth across all of East Germany — and at the federal level, too,” she told public broadcaster ZDF.

2026-09-07 · New York Post

Right-wing AfD party notches historic win in Germany: ‘We are going to see explosive growth’ · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

A right-wing German party scored a historic victory in a state election Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party. asserted

party → score → party

Exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state election saw Alternative for Germany — an “extremist” party backed by Elon Musk — secure 44.5% of the vote for its candidates, with Merz’s CDU party only netting 18.5%, the ARD broadcaster reported. asserted

broadcaster → see → %

she → hail → ZDF

But the national general-secretary of Merz’s party, Franziska Hoppermann, was defiant in opposing the strengthening party. asserted

secretary → oppose → party

It wants to leave the euro; that would be economic downfall. … asserted

that → want → euro

It works closely together with Russia, it wants a completely different social model,” Hoppermann said. asserted

Hoppermann → work → model

“We will not work with them.” asserted

We → work → them

Either way, Marcel Fratzscher, president of the German Institute for Economic Research, told Reuters, “This election result is, above all, a vote of no confidence in the federal government.” asserted

result → tell → government

The AfD is pro-Russia and anti-migration and supports such thing as the banning of rainbow flags in schools. asserted

AfD → support → schools

Still it remains to be seen if the party will be able to create its own government in the state, as most other parties have ruled out joining an AfD-led coalition. asserted

parties → remain → coalition

Projections of Sunday’s election suggest the AfD would win between 39 and 41 seats of Saxony-Anhalt’s 82-seat state parliament That still leaves the AfD just short of absolute majority, although much further ahead of other parties. The left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), a potential AfD coalition partner, could make AfD governance possible if it clears the threshold to grab a seat. uncertain

it → suggest → seat

The right-wing party remains a controversial group in Germany, with the country’s domestic intelligence service dubbing the group as “right-wing extremist,” a classification that the AfD rejects. asserted

AfD → remain → that

No right-wing party has ever won control of a single German state since World War II. asserted

party → win → II

Voter turnout in Saxony-Anhalt was particularly high at an estimated 78%. asserted

turnout → estimate → %

Saxony-Anhalt has the sixth smallest population in the country at just 2.1 million people, with only 7.9% identifying as foreigners, among the smallest percentages in all of Germany, according to national data. uncertain

% → have → data