AfD leaders demand inclusion in state coalition talks after election success
Voters want AfD taking part in government, German far-right party insists after results in Thuringia and SaxonyEurope live – latest updatesLeaders of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland have demanded that their party be included in coalition negotiations in two states where it won nearly a third of the vote in elections on Sunday, in results that have scrambled the political landscape a year before a general election.Although the political earthquake from the elections in eastern Germany had been long foreseen, the centrist governing parties proved incapable of stopping the rise of the AfD, which came first in Thuringia state with nearly 33% of the vote and a close second in Saxony with almost 31%. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/02/afd-leaders-demand-inclusion-in-state-coalition-talks-germany-thuringia-saxony-elections
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party won nearly a third of the vote in elections in eastern Germany, leading to a political earthquake and a stinging rebuke for the centrist governing parties. The AfD won first place in Thuringia state with 33% of the vote and a close second in Saxony with 31%. The results have scrambled the political landscape ahead of a general election in 2025, with the AfD demanding to be included in coalition negotiations in both states.