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Merz faces response as Germany’s far-right AfD wins key state election

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Germany’s far-right AfD won a key state election in Saxony-Anhalt but did not secure a parliamentary majority.
  • The result leaves uncertainty over how the state government will proceed, while Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev praised what he called a “historic win.”
  • The AfD supports ending aid to Ukraine and wants Ukrainians to lose refugee status.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has won a key state election in Saxony-Anhalt, but the party fell just short of a majority in the state parliament.

That result leaves uncertainty over what happens next and puts the focus on the response from Friedrich Merz. The election outcome does not give the AfD enough seats to govern alone.

The result also drew praise from Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian presidential envoy. Dmitriev shared a screen grab of Donald Trump’s post about Saxony-Anhalt and hailed what he described as a “historic win for the pragmatic AfD.”

The AfD is pro-Kremlin. It has called for an end to support for Ukraine and wants Ukrainians to stop receiving refugee status.

historic win for the pragmatic AfD

· Kirill DmitrievThe Russian presidential envoy praised the AfD’s result in Saxony-Anhalt.
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