Is Germany on the cusp of a political earthquake?

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The far-right German political party Alternative for Germany could win a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in key elections this Sunday. Jana Puglierin of the European Council on Foreign Relations' Berlin office gives her analysis. Also in the programme: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are to hold talks in Kyiv with President Zelensky; How is the town of Bayeux is feeling about loaning out its famous tapestry? And 9/11 survivor Tim Frohlich relives that horrendous day 25 years ago. Joining Julian Worricker on the programme this morning are the author, journalist and activist Catherine Mayer, and Dr Marcus Böick, Assistant Professor in Modern German History at Cambridge University in the UK. (Picture: A voter casts their vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, at a polling station in Tangermuende, Germany, September 6, 2026. Credit: Reuters)