{"id":"aa8d10d4-1ba7-4b76-826a-86d4b8016766","url":"https://link.cnbc.com/public/47370112","domain":"link.cnbc.com","outlet":{"name":"link.cnbc.com","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Markets - CNBC Help Center - CNBC Help Center","plainHeadline":"AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt with 44.4% vote, near absolute majority.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 44.4% in Saxony-Anhalt elections.","Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives trailed at 18.3% in exit polls.","SPD and Greens cleared the threshold to enter parliament in Saxony-Anhalt.","AfD’s lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund campaigned on strict immigration, euro abandonment, Russia ties.","Exit poll data indicate historic near-majority for AfD at state level since WWII."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T07:05:30.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-07T07:32:50.431Z","story":null,"storyId":null,"image":null,"author":null,"dek":null}