Get used to it!
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Hans Rauscher says the AfD’s success in Saxony-Anhalt reflects the first triumphant victory by a far-right party in the German-speaking world since 1945.
- He argues that far-right extremism is being ignored while the political center remains powerless.
“Get used to it!” Hans Rauscher writes after the AfD’s electoral success in Saxony-Anhalt.
The commentator presents the result as more than a regional victory. He describes it as the first triumphant win by a far-right party in the German-speaking world since 1945.
Rauscher identifies two grim truths behind the result: far-right extremism is being ignored, while the political center is helpless.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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