Far-right win in German state poll a ‘serious moment’, says French minister
European affairs minister Benjamin Haddad calls for politicians to listen to voters with humility, while rejecting nationalism and xenophobia as solutions.
France's Europe minister Benjamin Haddad has called the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's landslide victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election a "serious moment." The anti-immigration party secured a substantial 44% of the vote, according to projections from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF, more than doubling their support and decisively outpacing the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who garnered around 18%.
Haddad urged politicians to approach the electorate with humility, acknowledging the voters' anger, concerns, and fears, but stressed that nationalism and xenophobia are not viable solutions. The minister emphasized that Europe cannot overlook its history, highlighting these results as a direct consequence of the choices made in France and Germany.
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