Colorado’s 8th Congressional District is a battleground: evenly divided politically, 40% Hispanic and critical in deciding control of Congress. John King talks to voters to explore whether the Latino trend toward President Donald Trump continues.
In Saxony-Anhalt, anti-Western agitators suffered a major setback. The post AfD Just Shattered Liberal Mythology appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs AfD Just Shattered Liberal Mythology In Saxony-Anhalt, anti-Western agitators suffered a major setback. Photo by Peter Gercke/picture alliance via Getty Images Hide your kids, hide your wife. For the first time since the Nazis (cue woman screaming), a far-right party won a German election this week. At least, that’s the mainstream media’s narrative about the stunning results of a state election held Sunday. In the eastern province of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won 44 percent of the vote, trouncing the…Open
The European Union (EU) is considering freezing funds allocated to Saxony-Anhalt after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's election victory in the region.
The European Union is contemplating withholding funds from Saxony-Anhalt following Alternative for Germany’s win in its regional elections, alleging potential breaches of EU principles. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The European Union (EU) is considering freezing funds allocated to Saxony-Anhalt after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s election victory in the region. DETAIL: On Sunday, the AfD won its first state-wide victory ever in Saxony-Anhalt, as support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s notionally center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) plummeted. The AfD won almost 44 percent of the vote but fell three seats short of a majority in the Landtag, equivalent to a U.S. state legislature. Saxony-Anhalt is set to receive…Open
As public anger against the Nepalese government mounts after deadly landslides in Nepal, files show the country’s new prime minister and several of his colleagues came to power thanks in part to a covert program sponsored by the US government.
By Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed Eight months before a deadly landslide in Nepal claimed over 1,000 lives this September, the country’s new leaders emerged for the first time. It was December 2025, and a meeting had just been held in Kathmandu between the city’s rapper-turned-mayor, Balen Shah, and the head of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane. Having seized power after the bloody unrest which rocked Nepal just a few months prior, the pair immediately put forward a seven-point plan pledging to root out “corruption and poor governance,” and to replace it with “good governance, prosperity, and social justice.” Under its terms, Shah would serve as the Prime Minister of Nepal, and the RSP would govern alongside…Open
Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.
A recent election in Saxony-Anhalt shows the hard-right party has become a serious political alternative. The post The AfD’s Victory Accelerates the Demise of Germany’s Fake Conservatives appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The AfD’s Victory Accelerates the Demise of Germany’s Fake Conservatives A recent election in Saxony-Anhalt shows the hard-right party has become a serious political alternative. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images Saxony-Anhalt was once part of the heartland of East Germany. Today it is a German flyover state, with one of the lowest per capita incomes in the Federal Republic. Yet, like our own Mississippi, Saxony-Anhalt has many historical treasures for visitors who explore its small towns and villages. Martin Luther’s church in Wittenberg is in Saxony-Anhalt; the architect Walter Gropius’s Bauhaus…Open
President Trump used a call to restore German greatness Tuesday to celebrate a far-right party that others have denounced as antisemitic. Why it matters: Trump promoting the AfD, or Alternative for Germany, comes as the nation's political mainstream has spent years keeping the party — which intelligence authorities has classified as extremist — out of power. - The AfD won a record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt's elections, putting Germany within reach of its first far-right state government since World War II. Driving the news: "Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night," Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social. - He continued: "They finally got tired of the absolutely horrible Immigration rules and regulations which have…
Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surged to a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt's regional elections, drawing praise from President Donald J. Trump.
Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surged to a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt’s regional elections , drawing praise from President Donald J. Trump . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump praised Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD ) after the populist-right party won a major victory in Sunday’s state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, attributing its surge to its stance on immigration. DETAIL: The AfD won 43.8 percent of the vote and 39 of the 83 seats in the state parliament, more than doubling its 2021 vote share and finishing well ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz ’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which received just 17.2 percent and 15 seats. The result was the AfD’s strongest showing in a…Open
We take stock of the AfD’s success.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board has a new piece out about how the AfD is rising on the German right, and what it means for the rise of extremism in Europe. Joe and the panel discuss how immigration and the economy played a role in the rise of the far right in Europe and what Joe argues it says about the state of Europe’s ‘political center.’