AfD and Russia: Why Saxony-Anhalt matters for Germany | Berlin Briefing Podcast

The AfD won a record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt. But does the result signal a regional protest vote, or a broader shift in German politics?

In this episode of Berlin Briefing, DW's Nina Haase, Max Hofmann, Michaela Küfner and Matthew Moore unpack what happened, why the election in this small eastern German state matters, and what the outcome means for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the AfD, Germany's political future and Russia.

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