Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Kristin Brinker (L) and co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel react after the announcement of the first exit poll results on public television at the electoral evening event of the Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party following Berlin's state elections in the House of Representatives in Berlin on September 20, 2026. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP via Getty Images)