Germany's far-right poised for power in state election

Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6836x4560+0+0/resize/6836x4560!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2F6e%2F17faf31e4c8fbf8be9941afc5607%2Fgettyimages-2292035279.jpg' alt='Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany's candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, speaks at the Generation Germany youth group's federal congress in Magdeburg, Aug. 2026.'/><p>Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.</p><p>(Image credit: Jens Schulter)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5946404' />