{
  "id": 6015514,
  "title": "German exit polls show far-right party leading poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/german-exit-polls-show-far-right-party-leading-poll",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-06T17:27:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/german-exit-polls-suggest-far-right-party-has-big-lead-in-regional-election/articleshow/133846229.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MAGDEBURG, Germany - Initial exit polls from a regional election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt suggest the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is leading, but it remains uncertain if the far-right group will be able to establish the country's first far-right state government since World War II. AfD entered the vote aiming to secure an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern independently, overcoming the so-called firewall of mainstream parties' unwillingness to collaborate with them.\n\nPolls conducted by ARD and ZDF public television indicate AfD at approximately 44% of the vote, significantly ahead of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), currently leading the state, with 18.5%. The Left Party is projected to finish third with around 9%. The center-left Social Democrats and Greens are also expected to retain their seats in the state legislature, with around 8%-9% each. It is unclear if the BSW party would accumulate the necessary 5% of the vote to win seats. The exit polls suggest AfD is marginally short of an absolute majority.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}