Far-Right Triumph in Eastern Germany Leaves Migrants Questioning Their Future
The AfD’s manifesto calls for deporting rejected asylum seekers and steering businesses toward automation instead of skilled migration.
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Far-right triumph in eastern Germany leaves migrants questioning their ...
In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD more than doubled its voter support -- attracting nearly two-thirds of workers. The election results give new force to the question of why the working class is moving to the right while voters on the left are increasingly well-educated. Rebecka Kärde has read “Spaltungslinien”.
Germany wanted more foreign workers. A far-right win may rewrite the immigration story
Germany spent years opening new routes for foreign workers and easing citizenship rules. The AfD’s record victory in Saxony-Anhalt does not mean those doors are closing, but it signals growing pressure for a tougher immigration regime—particularly on asylum, family reunification and irregular migration.
With the far-right AfD winning the election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a high vote share of 43.8%, the possibility of a right-wing government being formed for the first time in 80 years since the Nazis has increased. This signifies that public sentiment supporting anti-immigration policies and the firewall principles of mainstream parties are being put to the test, and it is expected to have a significant ripple effect on politics beyond Ge…
Research conducted by the institution indicates that more than 80% of respondents were considering leaving the state of Saxony-Anhalt
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