An emboldened far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) warned Chancellor Angela M...
DRESDEN, Germany - An emboldened far-right Alternative for Germany warned Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition partners they could not carry on as before after luring many of their voters to come second in two regional elections in eastern Germany on Sunday.
Choosing to bask in their achievements rather than linger on their failure to win either state, AfD leaders in the Saxony parliament in Dresden were brimming with confidence over beer, wine and a buffet of mainly German sausages. “Today’s results are, in spite of the strong gains of the AfD in comparison to the last elections, a relief,” said Andreas Umland, senior Fellow at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation. “They indicate that, even in East Germany, the AfD remains a secondary political player.”“Today is an historic day,” Joerg Urban, AfD leader in Saxony where the AfD won its biggest-ever share of the vote, told jubilant supporters in the Dresden parliament.
On the streets of Dresden, whose historical center is still being renovated after it was almost completely obliterated shortly before the end of World War Two, the mood was more subdued.
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