AfD's Saxony-Anhalt election win shakes German politics

AfD's Saxony-Anhalt election win shakes German politics as Merz faces mounting domestic pressure.

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Sep 15, 2026
AfD wins key German state as Merz says result changes everything.
Sep 15, 2026
German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election.
Sep 15, 2026
Merz vows to continue reforms after far-right German state election win.
Sep 15, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his trip to New York for the UN General Assembly amid domestic political pressure after the AfD’s surge in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Sep 16, 2026
Eight CDU premiers backed Chancellor Merz in a Sept. 16, 2026 joint letter against resignation speculation, writing Germany needs stability 'now more than ever.'

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Eight CDU Premiers Back Chancellor Merz

Eight CDU premiers backed Chancellor Merz in a Sept. 16, 2026 joint letter against resignation speculation, writing Germany needs stability 'now more than ever.'

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Merz Cancels UN Trip Amid German Political Pressure

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AfD Leader Links Arms Plant to Deportation Drive

Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s likely leader in Saxony-Anhalt, floated allowing a weapons producer to operate in the state to fund his party’s planned deportation campaigns, linking arms production to internal security and national defence. The plan involves a potential Elbit Systems facility in Sangerhausen, though officials say it would not produce complete weapons and legal/political obstacles remain amid opposition from other parties.

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