AfD Landsmark Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Election Shakes German Politics

In Germany, AfD's performance in Saxony-Anhalt weakens Friedrich Merz

'Deeply shocked' by the far right's regional victory on Sunday, the chancellor now has to contend with his coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party, which wants to renegotiate pension reform. For its part, Alternative for Germany says it aims to reach 40% of the vote at the federal level by 2029.

Friedrich Merz is now on borrowed time. But that’s not why the AfD’s triumph is seismic | Jörg Lau

The anti-fascist consensus about our Nazi past is fundamental to German democracy. But that, shockingly, is being shattered As shock at the scale of the far right’s resounding state-election victory in Germany reverberated on Sunday, not everybody was unhappy. Seconds after the first exit polls from Saxony-Anhalt were revealed, Donald Trump posted the results on his Truth Social platform, seemingly delighted by the devastation of the centrist-conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and the sur...

By Jörg Lau

Friedrich Merz decries landmark win for far-right AfD party as ‘tectonic shift’

‘Extremist’ group enjoys biggest ever victory over CDU in regional vote

By James C Reynolds and Dan Haygarth

A landmark victory for the far-right AfD is a dangerous m... - The Observer

A landmark victory for the far-right AfD is a dangerous m...  The Observer

Mass deportations, schools without Pride and “patriotic” art: AfD’s vision for Germany

The 258-page manifesto after 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, and the changes the party wants to impose – Eyes on the next elections and 2029 The AfD’s sweeping win in Saxony-Anhalt, where it took 44% of the vote, brings the party closer than ever before to taking power in a German state. Although it fell three seats […] The post Mass deportations, schools without Pride and “patriotic” art: AfD’s vision for Germany appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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