AfD Advances in German State Votes Increase Pressure on Merz

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Sep 11, 2026AfD leader in Saxony-Anhalt proposes allowing weapons producer to operate in state to fund planned deportation campaigns.
Sep 11, 2026German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’.
Sep 8, 2026Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office despite the AfD's electoral triumph in Saxony-Anhalt.

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