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Live Updates: Germany’s Far Right Tops Key State Race, but Falls Short of Power

Source: The New York Times · Published Sep 7, 2026, 1:34 AM

In World, The New York Times puts this story at the center of the day: The Alternative for Germany party is projected to finish first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. But lacking a majority, without the help of other parties it cannot become the first far-right party to govern a state since 1945. FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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