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World Service,07 Sep 2026,49 mins

Germany's AfD heads for a dramatic victory in elections

Newsday

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Although it is projected to fall short of a majority, the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern. The far-right AfD is on course to win a record 44% of the vote, well ahead of the conservative CDU on 17%, with most interim results counted. Charismatic leader in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said it was "sensational" and they wanted to start governing as soon as possible. The rescue of two people trapped by the flood debris in Nepal over the weekend has given hope to rescuers that more of the thousands of missing people can be found alive. We hear from a relative of a missing man and the army spokesperson And a BBC investigation asks whether a Saudi national was a key player in the 9/11 terror attacks. (Photo: Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, attends the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections; Credit: Thilo Schmülgen/Reuters)

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