Shockwaves in Germany: Far-Right AfD Surges in Saxony-Anhalt Elections
The far-right party’s best showing so far fell short of a majority, setting up coalition talks over immigration, energy and public broadcasting.
- On Sunday, the far-right AfD party secured a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt, capturing nearly 44 per cent of the vote and falling just short of an absolute majority.
- Energy prices stoked by 3 per cent inflation drove voters away from the Christian Democrats , with cost-of-living issues—not migration—driving the rebuke of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's economic management.
- Unlike the 2024 Thuringia election where a 'firewall' enabled a multi-ideological coalition, the decisive Saxony-Anhalt margin makes such alliances impossible for mainstream parties.
- AfD seeks to build a coalition implementing anti-immigration policies and ending subsidies for renewable energy and public broadcasting, while maintaining its pro-Russia stance.
- The Social Democratic party and CDU must revive Germany's ailing economy before the 2029 general election, as fears mount that AfD will repeat this success in Mecklenberg-Western Pomerania.
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Our View: German economy must be revived to stop AfD
The election triumph of the German far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) in the former communist state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday sent shockwaves across Europe. The party took almost 44 per cent of the vote, its best showing in an election so far although just short of an absolute majority. The party will try to […]
Germany is entering the election campaign amid a political earthquake, with the AfD's result in Saxony-Anhalt serving as a warning sign for the next two crucial contests on September 20, in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The far-right's historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt has sent shockwaves across Europe, with thousands of people taking to the streets of Berlin and other German cities to protest against the party. The far-right AfD r…
The electoral victory on Sunday of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt sent shockwaves through the country. For the first time since 1945, a far-right party could come to power. This news has raised concerns among several German memorials, which fear a downplaying of Nazi crimes. In France, their counterparts are also openly expressing their worries.
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