AfD just won 44% in a German state. Now Germany's firewall faces its biggest test. — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/afd-just-won-44-in-a-german-state-now-germany-s-firewall-faces-its-biggest-testContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. AfD Wins 44% in Saxony-Anhalt State Electionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/afd-just-won-44-in-a-german-state-now-germany-s-firewall-faces-its-biggest-testhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/afd-just-won-44-in-a-german-state-now-germany-s-firewall-faces-its-biggest-test#u61663Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:26:19 +0000The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, marking the party's best-ever result. While the AfD has called for other parties to work with it, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ruled out any cooperation, stating the result shook his party to its foundations. Despite the victory, the AfD may fail to secure a majority and requires help from other parties to take power. The result has raised alarms across Europe regarding the stability of the continent's anti-fascist consensus.Why it mattersGermany's postwar democracy was designed