{"id":"fc6e756a-f85c-4157-b6c3-b00ba66a0357","url":"https://www.thejournal.ie/germany-saxony-anhalt-election-afd-ulrich-siegmund-7154219-Sep2026/","domain":"thejournal.ie","outlet":{"name":"TheJournal.ie","country":"IE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Germany's far-right AfD eyes historic breakthrough in eastern state election","plainHeadline":"AfD aims for historic breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt election","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Voters in Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls for a regional election today.","AfD polls at over 40% and may win its first state government.","CDU governs Saxony-Anhalt; Merz seeks new coalition if AfD surges.","AfD campaign includes remigration, anti-LGBTQ measures and wind farm opposition.","Polls show AfD leading; outcome could destabilize Germany's political landscape."],"topics":["Politics","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T09:59:14.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T10:22:10.655Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/4231c98e-46b5-426b-8327-b418991db213","storyId":"4231c98e-46b5-426b-8327-b418991db213","image":"https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/ulrich-siegmund-top-candidate-for-the-alternative-for-germany-afd-party-leaves-a-polling-station-after-voting-during-the-saxony-anhalt-state-elections-in-tangermuende-eastern-germany-sunday-se-80d51040-b1ca-4fe5-8495-0e141088ffdf-630x419.jpg","author":"AFP","dek":null}