Señal de alarma para las democracias
La victoria de AfD en Sajonia-Anhalt consolida a la extrema derecha en el corazón de Alemania. Su avance no es irreversible
A watershed moment for democracies emerges as Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) secures an overwhelming victory in upcoming regional elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, signaling the definitive establishment of far-right extremism as a central political force within the heart of the European Union. AfD captured 43.8% of the vote and 39 seats in the regional parliament, more than double its previous election performance and nearly achieved an absolute majority.
Should the anti-immigrant left-wing group Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht lend its support, AfD would for the first time since 1945 lead a government in a federated state, marking a potential shift from the humanist principles that underpinned post-war Germany and Europe. However, this outcome is not inevitable; it falls upon democratic forces to prevent it from occurring.
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