Trump attributes state election win of Germany's far-right AfD to immigration rules
Trump said Germany’s immigration rules fueled the AfD surge after the party won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, its best result ever.
- On Sunday, the far-right Alternative for Germany party surged into first place in Saxony-Anhalt state elections, capturing 43.8% of the vote and putting the party within reach of state power for the first time since World War Two.
- Frustration over immigration rules and regulations that had done the country great harm drove the surge, fueling the AfD's support to more than double from the 20.8% it secured in 2021.
- President Donald Trump congratulated the party on Tuesday via his Truth Social platform, concluding his message with "MGGA," a rendering of Make Germany Great Again and a play on his own slogan.
- With 39 of 83 seats in the Magdeburg Landtag, the party remains three seats short of a majority, while the Christian Democratic Union of Minister-President Sven Schulze collapsed to 17.2% from 37.1%.
- Since 2023, the regional Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified the state branch as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization, though the party is currently appealing this designation.
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The far-right AfD won a historic election victory.
United States President Donald Trump attributed the success of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a provincial election to existing immigration rules and regulations, which he called "terrible."
US President Donald Trump described the victory of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the elections held in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt as "a huge success."
US President Donald Trump congratulated the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on its election victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on Tuesday, saying the far-right party was "going from strength to strength", DPA reported, BTA reported. "Wow! The populist party in Germany just had a really big night," Trump wrote on his Twitter account, referring to Sunday's regional elections. Trump did not specifically mention the AfD, but the refere…
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