Turks in Germany Anxious After AfD Wins in Saxony-Anhalt
Voter anger over economic decline, job losses, and austerity fuels AfD's rise, with 170,000 votes from previous non-voters citing rising prices and living standard concerns.
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Turks in Germany anxious after AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt
The Alternative for Germany party's win in Saxony-Anhalt has alarmed people of Turkish origin in eastern states. Will workers and business owners abandon the increasingly AfD-friendly region for the more welcoming west?
In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD mobilised people who had not been elected at all before. This is precisely the warning for the other parties in Saarland – especially for the big ones.
After the AfD election in Saxony-Anhalt, readers discuss firewall, CDU course and the reasons for protest voices.
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newenglishreview.orgSaxony-Anhalt shows the firewall against the AfD cannot hold
The AfD's success in Saxony-Anhalt raises alarm in Germany, suggesting traditional parties may need to align with the Alternative to regain credibility and influence in government. Source
Germany: why did the AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt?
The election result in the poor, rural East German state of Saxony-Anhalt, home to just 2.1 million residents, has hit the German ruling class like a thunderclap. Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has won nearly 44 percent of the vote, up from just over 20 percent. The ruling CDU meanwhile fell from 37 percent to 17 percent. The voters have cast a damning judgement on the whole German establishment.
Even if the AfD were to rule from the minority in Saxony-Anhalt, it could implement many of its radical plans. There are several options in the party.
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