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Far-right rises 12 percentage points in German Lower Saxony elections

RTP Notícias14 September 2026 at 04:50

The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved a significant gain of almost 12 percentage points in the regional elections held today in the state of Lower Saxony, in northwest Germany.

With this expressive result, the AfD now occupies third position in the party ranking of this German state, reinforcing its presence in the country's regional political landscape.

The advance of almost 12 percentage points represents one of the largest growths recorded by the far-right party in a German regional election in recent years, evidencing the trend of continued growth of the AfD in various regions of Germany.

Why this matters

Readers in this region are affected because the significant rise of the AfD may alter the political balance in Lower Saxony and have repercussions at the national level in Germany, given that this state is the second most populous in the country and represents a concerning trend for traditional parties. This result follows a recent trend of far-right growth in German regional elections.

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