Germany’s AfD Eyes Saxony-Anhalt Win as First Step Toward Federal Power
The far-right party leads polls at 41% in Saxony-Anhalt and says a state win could help it challenge Germany's mainstream parties nationally.
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Germany's AfD eyes Saxony-Anhalt win as first step toward ...
Germany's AfD eyes Saxony-Anhalt win as first step toward federal power
BERLIN, Aug 23 - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is banking on a breakthrough in next month's state election to build momentum for a future national victory, the party's co-leader Alice Weidel said on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A new turning point looms for Germany. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) could very well secure an absolute majority in the state elections in East German Saxony-Anhalt on September 6. "A unique moment in German history," VRT journalist and Germany expert Jeroen Reygaert calls it on BNR De Wereld.
In two weeks, a new Landtag will be elected in the East German federal state. Afterwards, it could be over with the Federal Republic, as we knew it: stable, clear, reliable.
The AfD is clearly ahead in polls before the Landtag election on 6 September. Whether it can reach the government depends above all on small parties. With our computer you can model the effects yourself, starting from the most recent surveys.
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