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AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt: “The extremist threat is gaining ground,” warns Pedro Sánchez

From Le Figaro · () French

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  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the extremist threat was gaining ground in Europe and worldwide after the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Sánchez attributed the trend in part to the surrender of traditional right-wing parties and defended Spain’s progressive coalition government.
  • He said the world was watching Spain as one of Europe’s few left-wing governments.

Pedro Sánchez sees the Alternative for Germany’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt as another sign that Europe’s extremist threat is advancing. The Spanish prime minister blamed the trend in large part on the traditional right’s surrender.

“The extremist threat, largely thanks to the surrender of the traditional right, is gaining ground in Europe and around the world,” Sánchez said on Monday, September 7, while referring to the AfD result.

The extremist threat, largely thanks to the surrender of the traditional right, is gaining ground in Europe and around the world.

· Pedro SánchezThe Spanish prime minister was discussing the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt.

Speaking to lawmakers from the Socialist Party, Sánchez argued that Spain’s progressive coalition government had become more necessary than ever. “A government like the progressive coalition we have in Spain is more necessary than ever today. The world is watching us,” he said.

Sánchez leads one of Europe’s few left-wing governments. His remarks presented Spain’s governing model as a response to the AfD’s advance and to the broader growth of extremist forces.

A government like the progressive coalition we have in Spain is more necessary than ever today. The world is watching us.

· Pedro SánchezSánchez was speaking to lawmakers from Spain’s Socialist Party.
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