Sep 11, 2026 · 23 min · 9 segments
The Alternative for Deutschland party has won an historic victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. The right-wing anti-migrant party took 43.8% of the vote to win its first state premiership and…
Frank-Christian HanselGuest
Ed TurnerGuest
Enda BradyHost
John KampfnerGuest
Javier CarbonellGuest
From TRT World, I'm Enda Brady and this is Roundtable, the podcast for in-depth analysis on the big issues impacting Europe and beyond.
The alternative for Deutschland parties' historic victory in the local Saxony-Anhalt elections has been the biggest shake-up in German politics for decades.
the entire vote share, winning their first state premiership, but for months now they have been riding high in national opinion polls too, as the country's most popular party.
What does this mean for historically unpopular Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his centre-right CDU? And could this be the start of the AFD path to ruling Germany? Well, joining me to discuss this is the author John Kampfner, Frank Christian Hansel is a member of the Berlin Parliament for the AFD.
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