Date: 5 September 2026 Tags: Germany, Elections, AfD, European Politics Summary: Saxony-Anhalt is holding a regional election that could give the AfD its first state-level government. The AfD needs a parliamentary majority because Germany’s other major parties have ruled out forming a coalition with it. An outright victory would make it Germany’s first far-right state government of the post-war era. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund has campaigned heavily on immigration, public s