Far right sprints to verge of power in German postwar first

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Germany heads into three September state elections widely read as a referendum on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's deeply unpopular federal government, with the Alternative for Germany polling around 40% in Saxony-Anhalt and 36% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Political scientists interviewed describe an AfD state government as a genuine possibility for the first time in postwar history, a prospect that has cultural institutions and immigrant advocacy groups already scouting alternate funding in case state grants dry up.

Meanwhile Berlin's own election could produce the city's first Left Party mayor, and poor results for Merz's Christian and Social Democrats would pile further pressure onto a coalition already described as holding on by a thread.

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A chancellor who campaigned on halving the far right's support now watches it double down in the polls instead, which is one way to grade an administration's homework. The firewall holds until the day enough voters decide they'd rather watch it burn than fix the wiring.

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