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Germany: Does the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt worry you?

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The AfD achieved its strongest result in a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, where early estimates put its share of the vote at nearly 45%, after polls had shown more than 40%.
  • Argentine President Javier Milei announced a bill to toughen penalties for companies involved in unauthorized operations around the Falkland Islands.
  • National Rally leader Jordan Bardella and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage signed a migration agreement that drew condemnation across France’s political class.

In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD has recorded its strongest result in a regional election. In the former East German state, the far-right party founded in 2013 had been polling above 40 percent. Initial estimates put its vote share at nearly 45 percent.

Elsewhere, Argentine President Javier Milei has hardened Buenos Aires’ historical claim to the Falkland Islands. In a televised address, he announced a bill that would “toughen sanctions and penalties against companies linked to unauthorized operations” around the South Atlantic archipelago.

The Falkland Islands are Argentine by history and by law.

· Javier MileiThe Argentine president reiterated Buenos Aires’ historical and legal claim to the South Atlantic archipelago.

A separate analysis examines the agreement on migration signed by Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage. The symbolic document provides for the United Kingdom to push migrant boats back toward the French coast. France’s political class, from Éric Zemmour to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, unanimously condemned the agreement.

toughen sanctions and penalties against companies linked to unauthorized operations

· Javier MileiMilei described the purpose of a proposed bill concerning operations around the Falkland Islands.
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