Saxony-Anhalt election: Can the CDU stop the AfD?

Migration, Russia and economic concerns are dominating Saxony-Anhalt’s election campaign as the CDU battles a far-right AfD leading in the polls.

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Germany‘s far-right AfD is leading the polls ahead of the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, putting the governing conservative CDU under pressure.

Migration, attitudes toward Russia and economic concerns are dominating the campaign.

After 24 years of conservative-led rule, dissatisfaction and a desire for change could be decisive in whether the AfD can make unprecedented gains in the eastern German state.

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