AfD Wins Thuringia Vote
Germany's far-right AfD scored a historic state election win in Thuringia.
September 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 8, 9:15pm ET
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What happened
The far-right Alternative for Germany won 43.8% of the statewide second vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s election on Sunday, taking 39 of 83 seats in the state parliament. Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Friedrich MerzGerman politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union received 17.2%, leaving it more than 26 percentage points behind the AfD. AfD remains three seats short of a majority, so it would need partners or defections to form Germany’s first AfD-led state government. President Donald Trump praised the result and linked it to voter anger over immigration.
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