The political scientist Herfried Münkler warns: The election victory of the AfD could change not only Magdeburg, but also the political order of the entire Federal Republic.
The AfD failed to secure an absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt's parliament, which would bring an extremist party to power in Germany for the first time since World War II. However, the political trend represented by the AfD is evident not only in the former East Germany but also in France, where Marine Le Pen, a central figure in nationalist and anti-migrant policy, tops the polls in a crowded field of candidates ahead of next year's presidenti…