Germany’s far right AfD eyes election breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt
Summary
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is leading in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt and may become the first far-right party to lead a German state government since World War II. The AfD supports strict immigration policies, rejects asylum rights, and opposes some mainstream parties on issues like energy and public broadcasting.Key Facts
- The AfD could gain over 40% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, ahead of the conservative CDU at just over 20%.
- Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s top candidate, was previously a CDU member and is considered controversial.
- Germany’s domestic intelligence has classified the AfD as “far-right extremist” in Saxony-Anhalt.
- The AfD calls to end the right to asylum, deport many immigrants, and criminalize insults to German identity.
- The party opposes renewable energy policies and wants to ban the Antifa movement.
- The AfD formed in 2013, initially opposing the European Union’s financial handling and later taking a harder right nationalist stance, especially after the 2015 refugee crisis.
- The AfD’s rise is stronger in eastern Germany, where economic and social changes after reunification have affected voters.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU has ruled out working with both the AfD and the Left Party.
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