The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won Saxony-Anhalt's state election on September 6, 2026, with 43.8% of the vote—its strongest result in any German state. European leaders expressed alarm as Chancellor Friedrich Merz attacked the party's pro-Russia stance and migration policies he likened to 'ethnic cleansing.'
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I wonder how much US and Russian psyops was involved in this? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... Group fail to secure majority in Saxony-Anhalt state parliament leaving uncertainty over next steps
"It seems they're just a few votes short of an absolute majority, but this is indeed a very worrying sign," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Vox FM.
This is a very bad turn of events. The AfD will do everything they can to destabilize Germany and Europe at a crucial time. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... Group fail to secure majority in Saxony-Anhalt state parliament leaving uncertainty over next steps
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‘Historic’ win in Saxony-Anhalt may show voters’ discontent with political centre, but sweeping conclusions cannot yet be drawn Europe live – latest updates The numbers speak for themselves: Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a party that dabbles in Nazi imagery, distinguishes between “biological” and “passport” Germans, and is too extreme even for France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, nearly d
Germany’s Far-Right AfD Claims Strongest State Result, Leaving Mainstream Parties in Collapse https://www.byteseu.com/2345106/ Stock photo via Pexels Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland party won 43.8% of the vote in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, according to The Guardian, … Stock photo via Pexels
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubled down Monday on pushing through unpopular reforms to Europe’s largest economy after a far-right party surged to a landslide victory in a regional election, with a very good chance of forming the first far-right state government since the Nazi era. The anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany, or AfD, fell just short of a majority in Sunday’
Saxony-Anhalt is 1 state out of 16 German states ... and formerly part of Soviet Union-controlled East Germany until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. There are 4 others🤬 IMO: "Rebuild The Wall" since these AfD's anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians hate democracy. NPR share.google/qldIALP9kJki... Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxo
Alternative for Germany won the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6 with 43.8% of the vote, its strongest result in a German state contest, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union fell to 17.2% and the Social Democrats took 9.3% [theguardian.com#4][cbsnews.com#1][mprnews.org#1]. The AfD secured 39 seats in the 83-seat state parliament, short of the 42 needed to govern
BERLIN, Sept 8 - The far-right's historic election victory in a German state election has reopened divisions in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, with calls by his Social Democrat coalition partners for planned economic and social reforms to be softened.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz lashed out at the far-right Alternative for Germany for its embrace of Russia and migration aims that amount to “ethnic cleansing” as his government grapples with the fallout of the party’s surge in a state election this week.