Saxony-Anhalt Election Result Is “Dramatic,” Says Olaf Lies
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- Lower Saxony Minister-President Olaf Lies called the Saxony-Anhalt election result “dramatic” and voiced concern about the AfD’s strong performance.
- Lies said democracy could survive only if society, politics, culture and business jointly opposed extremists.
- He urged federal and state politicians to establish a new, exemplary political style.
Olaf Lies, the minister-president of Lower Saxony and state chairman of the Social Democrats, described the result of the Saxony-Anhalt state election as “dramatic.” He said it had long seemed unthinkable that a far-right party in Germany could become so strong again.
The result of the Saxony-Anhalt state election is dramatic.
Lies said the result showed that democracy would survive only if everyone worked together to defend it. “Unity is our greatest asset,” he said, arguing that Germany had reached a turning point and that extremists were advancing.
For a long time, it seemed unthinkable that a far-right party in Germany could ever become so strong again.
He called for opposition to that advance across society, politics, culture and business. Lies also urged politicians at both the federal and state levels to establish “a new, exemplary political style.”
Unity is our greatest asset.
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Originally published by Die Zeit 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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