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
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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
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining the stability of Germany's political establishment.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining the stability of Germany’s political establishment . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD ) party made a major advance in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state elections, winning 44 percent of the vote and more than doubling its support from the previous election, although it fell short of the supermajority it had sought. Chancellor (Prime Minister) Friedrich Merz said the result had shaken his notionally center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, formerly led by migrant crisis architect Angela Merkel , “to its very foundations,” calling it his party’s most serious election defeat in decades and…Open
Chancellor Friedrich Merz was a drag on his conservative party in its disastrous loss to the far right in a state election. He has vowed better communication, but no policy changes.
On Monday's "The Daily Take": NewsNation's Kellie Meyer and Geraldo Rivera discuss unexpected election shock in Europe, after Alternative for Germany, also known as AfD, won about 44% of votes in the state election in eastern Germany's Saxony-Anhalt. This is the first time a party of its kind, one that some have labeled as "far-right," has done so since the days of Adolf Hitler. #AfD #AlternativeforGermany #politics Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
