How Merkel and Merz Lost Eastern Germany to the AfD
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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has the best chance yet to form a regional government - voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt are electing a regional parliament on Sunday.
The possibility of the far-right AfD winning the elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, something that has happened since World War II, has sparked heated debate. The anti-immigrant AfD party looks set to win elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, albeit without garnering an absolute majority of votes. In this way, the party will be able to overcome the “firewall” raised by traditional parties pledging not to cooperate with the far-right, bring…
In this regional state of former RDA of 2.1 million inhabitants, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), an anti-migrant party, russophile and favorable to Donald Trump, nearly 20 points ahead of Mr Merz's conservatives: 40-43% against 22-24%, according to the latest polls. "If AfD wins the election, the criticisms against Merz will intensify" among the conservatives, says to AFP Wolfgang Schroeder, a politician at Cassel University, however excludin…
The candidate Ulrich Zigmund has every chance to lead the government of Saxony-Anhalt, which will be the first time that the extreme right has come to power since 1945, and has written the media. On the upcoming Sunday, the opposition party can lead the German region for the first time in decades, writing Politicalo. Speaking to voters, the candidate Ulrich Zigmund said, "Even if we don't get an absolute majority, we won't go anywhere." The popu…
Vladimir Kornilov: The Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper sums up the election campaign in the landtags of East Germany
The Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper sums up the election campaign in the landtags of East Germany. And he wonders: where has Merz been all this time? But she is foaming at the mouth to prove to the local burghers that the German Chancellor still...
A few days before the state election, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt has survey values of more than 40 percent. How has it managed this advantage and who is helping it strategically?
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