Fact-check: “Germany is surprised by a strong result favoring far right party in Saxony-Anholt”
Verdict: Mostly True (85% confidence)
The AfD won 43.8% of the vote in the September 6, 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election — more than double its 20.8% share in 2021 — and Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly stated 'We are all profoundly shocked. We did not expect it to turn out like this.' The result genuinely constitutes a strong far-right showing, and leading German political figures expressed real shock. The main qualification is that pre-election polls already placed AfD at around 40–41%, so the party's first-place finish was wi…
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