AfD Nearly Doubles Vote Share in Saxony-Anhalt Election as German Centre Collapses
Source Summary
The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) secured 43.8% of the vote in Sunday's Saxony-Anhalt state election, nearly doubling its previous result. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right CDU fell to 17.2%, less than half its 2019 share, while the centre-left SPD dropped to 9.3%. The article attributes the far-right party's gains to mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of extreme ideas.
Why it matters
The AfD's near-doubling of its vote share and the collapse of Germany's traditional centre parties signals a significant shift in German electoral politics toward far-right representation.
