Germany's far-right, pro-Israel AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt in historic electoral breakthrough

Germany's far-right, pro-Israel AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt in historic electoral breakthrough Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 19:40 The AfD's historic breakthrough in the Germany state cements a party that courts Israel while building its platform on anti-Muslim and anti-Palestine politics The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel gives an interview as she arrives at the AfD's election party following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. (Ronny Hartmann/AFP) Off Germany’s far-right and avowedly pro- Israel Alternative for Germany (AfD) has swept the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, bringing the party within reach of governing a German state for the first time since the end of the Nazi period. The AfD secured 44.