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The Alternative for Germany won nearly 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election on Sunday, putting the far-right party ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU but short of a governing majority. In a Bundestag debate after the result, Merz called AfD a “destructive force” and said its “remigration” policy amounted to “ethnic cleansing” for skilled workers. AfD leader Alice Weidel taunted Merz over the defeat. President Donald Trump praised the AfD result on Truth Social, linking it to opposition to Germany’s immigration rules.

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The AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt victory is a dangerous sign that far-right politics is gaining strength in Germany. Its rise threatens democratic norms, weakens the firewall against extremism, and shows how authoritarian nationalist politics can spread beyond its original champions.