PoliticsSaxony-Anhalt poll: ‘A huge blow for the CDU, but also a huge win for the AfD’

Markus Ziener of the German Marshall Fund says the AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt could mark a historic turning point in post-war German politics. He argues that its significance reflects not only the far right’s strong result, but also the many previously disengaged voters who backed it, complicating the idea that support simply shifted from the CDU.

German politicsSaxony-AnhaltAfDelection

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