# 'Turning a blind eye' to AfD victory risks angering voters further, political scientist warns

https://mins.news/en/video/50117

- euronews, 2026-09-08 16:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyEaNSalodY

> An expert on East German politics warns that Chancellor Merz’s government must acknowledge the far-right AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt and the voter discontent behind it, or risk deepening its own decline.

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