Is the AfD close to becoming a governing party? Polls suggest the party is set to win around 40 percent of the vote in the upcoming state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Using the state parliament election as a starting point, we join journalist Justus Bender, author Jean-Philippe Kindler, and political scientist Heike Klüver to look ahead: What is the state of Germany’s political landscape? How close are we, really, to a scenario in which the AfD holds power?
In cooperation with rbb radio3, podcast and radio debate «Der Zweite Gedanke» (first broadcast September 10, 2026).
With Justus Bender, Jean-Philippe Kindler, Heike Klüver
Moderated by Natascha Freundel
In German