Fact-check: “Germany is surprised by a strong result favoring far right party in Saxony-Anholt”
Verdict: True (90% confidence)
The AfD won a landslide victory in the September 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election — though the search results retrieved appear to reflect the September 2026 Saxony-Anhalt election (43.8% for AfD), with contemporaneous sources confirming Germany was genuinely shocked: CDU leader Merz said his party was 'deeply shocked,' DW reported the AfD 'sent shockwaves across Germany,' and reporting noted the governing CDU ended up barely half as strong as the AfD. The claim's core — a surprisingly strong A…
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