Far-right AfD wins vote in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state, exit polls show
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- Exit polls indicate that the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, won the election in Saxony-Anhalt.
- The result would make the AfD the first far-right party to take power at a German state level since World War II.
- The party sees the state election as a step toward its goal of winning national power in the 2029 federal election.
The Alternative for Germany has won the election in Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls, in a result that would mark the first time a far-right party has taken power at state level in Germany since World War II.
The eastern German state vote is being closely watched because the AfD views it as a stepping stone toward its larger ambition: securing national power in the 2029 federal election.
The report is developing.
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