Tens of thousands protest AfD after Saxony-Anhalt win
By The BriefBrief
About 150,000 demonstrators protested against Germany’s far-right AfD in around 20 cities on Saturday. The rallies followed the party’s major victory in last week’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt, where AfD topped the vote and is seeking to form an extreme-right state government.
WHO:Tens of thousands of demonstrators; Alternative for Germany (AfD)
WHAT:Protests were held against the far-right AfD after its state-election victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
WHEN:Sep 12, 2026
WHERE:Germany
WHY:The protests were held after AfD scored a crushing victory in last week’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt and sought to form an extreme-right state government.
