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AfD Surge in Saxony-Anhalt Leaves Migrants Fearing Deportations
The far-right party’s gains have deepened fears among foreign workers and refugees that tighter asylum rules and more deportations could follow.
- On Tuesday, Saxony-Anhalt's 83-seat legislature met for the first time since the Alternative for Germany surged in the September 6 election, seeking to form the state's first far-right government since World War II.
- The AfD's success capitalizes on widespread discontent with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, which struggles to revive Germany's sluggish economy and has soured public sentiment since 2015.
- Rahim Hajji, a professor at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, warns the party's plan to exclude "culturally foreign" workers threatens critical labor needs, noting 27.1% of hospital doctors in Saxony-Anhalt are foreign citizens.
- Counseling centers are overwhelmed, reports Undra Dressler, executive director of the Saxony-Anhalt State Network of Migrant Organizations, while Mohamad Aldabagh declared, "I'm staying. I won't accept these conditions. Now more than ever, I'm going to get involved."
- The regional shift unsettled many who thought Germany was immune to nationalism, even as the AfD gains support nationally, forcing residents to reconsider their future amid uncertainty about the party's path to power.
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