By&nbspKirsten Ripper&nbsp&&nbsp Euronews &nbspwith&nbsp AP, MDR

Published on

06/09/2026 – 10:14 GMT+2

On Sunday, polls opened in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt in a key regional vote.

More than 1.7 million voters have until 6 pm local time to cast their votes in an election seen as an important test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s federal coalition.

According to opinion polls, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), led by its top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, is well ahead of the CDU, polling at more than 40%.

A large AfD victory would pile more pressure onto Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition.

The political atmosphere is intense…

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