It is rare for a state parliament election in Germany to attract as much media attention as the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. On 6 September 2026, the 1.7 million eligible voters in the eastern German state will decide whether the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can form a state government for the first time. So far,
Germany is entering a decisive election period this month, with three key state polls that could significantly alter the political landscape and make life more difficult for the federal government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. All eyes are on Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, where about 1.7 million people are eligible to vote, followed by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin
The final stretch of the election campaign in Saxony-Anhalt: among the post-war housing blocks of Halle-Neustadt, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has far more at stake than simply winning seats in the state parliament, the Landtag. Sahra Wagenknecht outlines a climate of extreme polarisation in which her party is under attack from both sides. Will
With three state elections taking place in Germany this September, and the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt branch, which has been classified by the domestic intelligence agency as a “confirmed right-wing” could make history by winning an outright majority.
