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‘We are the people,’ AfD supporters shout as they reject claims of extremism

From Večernji List · () Croatian

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  • AfD supporters in Saxony-Anhalt rejected accusations that the party is extremist, chanting, “We are the people.”
  • The report examined voter sentiment before a state election in which the AfD was described as nearing a historic breakthrough.
  • Demonstrations supporting democracy were held on the eve of the vote, while coalition prospects remained uncertain if the FDP failed to clear the electoral threshold.

“We are the people,” AfD supporters shouted in Saxony-Anhalt, waving away claims that they belong to an extremist movement. A Večernji List reporter took the temperature on the streets ahead of the state election, which the publication presented as potentially historic for the party.

The report said the AfD was close to a historic victory in the eastern German state. It also noted that the FDP was unlikely to pass the electoral threshold, making a continuation of the current CDU, SPD and FDP coalition appear unlikely.

We are the people.

· AfD supportersSupporters shouted the slogan while rejecting claims that the party is extremist.

The campaign unfolded amid competing demonstrations. Numerous rallies supporting democracy took place on Saturday, one day before the election. The report also highlighted comments by AfD leader for Saxony-Anhalt Martin Reichardt, who recently described Germany at a youth party rally as a “lazy good-for-nothing that smells of drugs.”

The street interviews captured a sharply contested political atmosphere before voters went to the polls. AfD supporters insisted on their popular legitimacy while rejecting the extremist label, as opponents mobilized around the defense of democracy.

lazy good-for-nothing that smells of drugs

· Martin ReichardtThe AfD leader for Saxony-Anhalt used the phrase to describe Germany at a youth party rally.
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