https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-far-right-afd-party-s-projected-win-puts-jews-between-the-left-and-a-hard-placeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-far-right-afd-party-s-projected-win-puts-jews-between-the-left-and-a-hard-placehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-far-right-afd-party-s-projected-win-puts-jews-between-the-left-and-a-hard-place#u61232Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:46 +0000The Alternative for Germany party advanced toward power in Sunday state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, sparking panic among Jewish communities and triggering alarm across Europe. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that returning to business as usual is impossible following the vote. While the 13-year-old party fell short of securing its desired supermajority, the breakthrough threatens an anti-fascist consensus built after the defeat of the Nazis to prevent right-wing extremism. Observers across the continent worry the outcome signals a broader breakdown of traditional political barriers a https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-far-right-afd-party-s-projected-win-puts-jews-between-the-left-and-a-hard-placehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/german-far-right-afd-party-s-projected-win-puts-jews-between-the-left-and-a-hard-place#u60133Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:01:04 +0000The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged into first place in regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, securing a projected victory of over 44 percent. Exit polls after voting closed show the party far ahead of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, which sits at 18.4 percent. While the result marks a major breakthrough for the 13-year-old party, it remains unclear whether the AfD will be able to form a government on its own or find coalition partners to break through the traditional cordon sanitaire maintained by mainstream political parties.Why it mattersThe outcome threatens Germ