‘Turning point for our country’: German mainstream reels after huge far-right win

- The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won a historic victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections on Sunday, September 7, 2026.
- The result has left Berlin's political establishment struggling to explain the party's rise and determine how to prevent it from gaining power.
- This shift forces mainstream political parties to rethink their strategies to maintain governance in the face of growing far-right support.
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