Far Right AfD Party Eyes Historic Victory in Saxony Anhalt State Election
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- UOL
- Folha de S.Paulo
- Der Spiegel
- Sueddeutsche Zeitung
- Deutsche Welle
- Le Monde
- France 24
- ANSA
- Corriere della Sera
- Telex
- Al Jazeera
- El Pais
- Reuters
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Voters in the eastern German state of Saxony Anhalt head to the polls on Sunday in an election that could see the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party take power at a state level for the first time since World War II. Recent polls place the AfD in the lead with support ranging from 40 percent to 43 percent, significantly ahead of the center right Christian Democrats (CDU). If the AfD secures an absolute majority, it would bypass the noncooperation policy of other established parties and potentially appoint Ulrich Siegmund as minister president. Siegmund, who has been described by Der Spiegel as Germany's most dangerous man, has campaigned on a platform that includes increasing deportations, creating separate school classes for immigrants and children with special needs, and abolishing the public broadcasting fee. The AfD's rise is particularly strong in the former East Germany, where voters have expressed frustration over economic inequality and a sense of abandonment following reunification. In response to the potential victory, thousands of people have gathered in Magdeburg for pro democracy demonstrations. The election also poses a challenge for federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU, as his party has lost support in the region. While some center left sources frame the event as a threat to the rule of law and a return to neonazi ideologies, center right sources emphasize the AfD's transformation into a mass party that has successfully tapped into regional discontent. Meanwhile, center sources focus on the potential for political instability and the specific legislative hurdles the AfD must overcome to govern.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets frame the AfD as a dangerous, neonazi threat to the rule of law and democratic institutions.
- Centre
- These outlets focus on the electoral mechanics, the potential for political instability, and the AfD's growth as a political force.
- Centre-right
- These outlets emphasize the AfD's success in becoming a mass party by addressing the grievances of voters in eastern Germany.
Sources
- Centre ANSA: Great fear in Germany for the Afd. Weidel, 'Ulli write history'
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: German voters head to polls as far-right AfD party eyes historic state win
- Centre-right Corriere della Sera: The conquest of Germany started from the East. The right-wing extremists of the AfD are now a mass party
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Saxony-Anhalt state election: Economic experts warn of risks for labor market under AfD government
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: AfD in Saxony-Anhalt: How parts of civil society are mobilizing against the party
- Centre Deutsche Welle: Saxony-Anhalt: Far-right AfD eyes power in German state vote
- Centre Deutsche Welle: Saxony-Anhalt's state election will have a nationwide impact
- Centre-left El Pais: Segregating foreigners and relativizing Nazism: this is how the far right approaches power in Germany
- Centre-left El Pais: Everything that could happen if the far right wins in the German ‘länder’ of Saxony Anhalt
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Far right promises to erase Germany's past if it returns to power after a century
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Regional intelligence chief defends banning of far right party in Germany
- Centre France 24: Germany: 6,000 people demonstrate for democracy before a vote favorable to the AfD
- Centre-left G1: Germany could elect first far right state government since World War II this Sunday
- Centre-left Le Monde: Why the far right could govern Saxony Anhalt: what you need to know before the September 6 elections
- Centre Reuters: Germany's far-right AfD seeks landmark state victory as Saxony-Anhalt votes - Reuters
- Centre-left Sueddeutsche Zeitung: State election Saxony Anhalt: "I laugh in your face"
- Centre Telex: The German far right could conquer its first state, and this could also affect the fate of Chancellor Merz
- Centre-left UOL: Regional intelligence chief defends prohibition of far right party in Germany
- Centre-left UOL: Far right promises to erase Germany's past if it returns to power after a century
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