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TOPSHOT - Ulrich Siegmund (3rd L) far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s main candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, is congratulated by co-leader of the AfD Tino Chrupalla (C) and other members of the party leadershit including co-leader of AfD party Alice Weidel (R) as they address supporters at the AfD's election party following Saxony-Anhalt's state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on September 6, 2026. Germany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election on September 6, 2026 in the ex-communist east, according to exit polls, but it remain unclear whether it can win an absolute majority to govern. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)