AfD Leads in Saxony-Anhalt Polls Ahead of State Election

In late July 2026, polls in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt showed the far-right AfD leading with 41 percent support ahead of the state election. The party's rise has sparked debate about how other parties should respond, with the SPD attempting to exclude the AfD from the ballot and some legal experts arguing the AfD's election program is unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the AfD and the Left Party are pushing to abolish Germany's five-percent electoral threshold, which could benefit smaller parties.