DistantNews
Support us
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic /Elections & Politics

Okamura Welcomes AfD Victory as Fiala Calls It a Political Earthquake

From iDNES · () Czech

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

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • Petr Fiala called the projected Alternative for Germany victory in Saxony-Anhalt a political earthquake.
  • Tomio Okamura welcomed the AfD's success and expressed hope that it would participate in the state government.

Former Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala described the projected landslide victory of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in Saxony-Anhalt as a political earthquake.

Fiala said Europe had already experienced such a scenario before. SPD leader Tomio Okamura took the opposite view, welcoming the AfD's success and hoping it would take part in the state government.

Political earthquake

· Petr FialaFiala's description of the AfD's projected victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
About this summary

Originally published by iDNES in Czech. 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.

More Stories

From Our Blog