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Mass deportations and separate schools for refugees: How Germany’s far-right AfD wants to reshape the country

From Adevărul · () Romanian

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

At a glance

Analysis Named sources New plan
  • The AfD won 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, finishing first but three seats short of an absolute majority.
  • Its program calls for immediate deportations of people in Germany illegally, expanded detention facilities and a policy it calls “remigration,” including measures targeting Ukrainians.
  • The party also wants separate schools for refugee children, while analysts warn that federal law could limit the state’s ability to implement its migration agenda.

The far-right Alternative for Germany has won a historic 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, but it still needs a coalition partner or a minority government because it fell three seats short of an absolute majority.

The result could test Germany’s long-standing refusal by traditional parties to cooperate with the AfD. A possible partner is the left-populist BSW, which also criticizes Berlin’s migration and Ukraine policies. AfD leaders are trying to attract more conservative factions within the CDU, but Chancellor Friedrich Merz has categorically ruled out cooperation with the party.

The stakes extend beyond coalition arithmetic. German states hold broad powers over education, culture, policing and public broadcasting. The AfD’s 258-page manifesto calls for the immediate deportation of migrants living in Germany illegally, expanded detention centers and the return of people who are not of ethnic German origin to their countries of origin. The party describes the policy as “remigration.”

The people who are required to leave the country must be placed in detention pending deportation under our government.

· Ulrich SiegmundThe AfD’s candidate for state premier described the party’s proposed deportation policy.

Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD candidate for state premier, said people required to leave Germany should be detained for deportation under an AfD government. The party also proposes a “remigration offensive” against Ukrainians, arguing that large parts of Ukraine are safe and that they should return.

Johannes Kieß, deputy director of the Else-Frenkel-Brunswik Institute for democracy research at Leipzig University, said the state had limited room to act because migration policy is governed by federal law. “I would expect a lot of legal uncertainty and chaos,” he said. The AfD also supports ending aid to Ukraine and moving closer to Russia, positions that conflict with the federal government’s policy. Its education plans include separate schools for refugee children.

I would expect a lot of legal uncertainty and chaos.

· Johannes KießThe Leipzig University democracy researcher warned about the consequences of implementing the AfD’s migration agenda under federal legal constraints.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. 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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