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AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election, prompting Merz to accuse party of ethnic cleansing and Trump to praise the result

A 3-story thread from 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-10, covered by 29 outlets. Coverage held steady as it developed. Each event below is linked as related to the anchor story by the pipeline.

AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election, prompting Merz to accuse party of ethnic cleansing and Trump to praise the result

3 events · 08-31 to 09-10 · 29 outlets · politics · avg 47, peak 48
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  1. 08-31AfD leads polls ahead of Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, 2026score 48· 16 outlets
  2. 09-10Germany's AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election with 43.8% of the votescore 47· 29 outlets
  3. 09-10AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election, prompting Merz to accuse party of ethnic cleansing and Trump to praise the resultscore 47· 12 outlets
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