Crosswire — September 08, 2026
DAILY BRIEFING — September 8, 2026
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GEOPOLITICS
Germany's Far-Right AfD Wins Historic State Election
What happened: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt's regional election — more than double its 2021 result — while the conservative CDU collapsed to 17.2%. The AfD fell just three seats short of an outright majority in the 83-seat state parliament. This marks the first time since 1945 that a far-right nationalist party has won a German state election.
Why it matters: The result is seismic for European politics. Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it…
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