German Far-Right Party Wins Its First State Election

September 2, 2024 Extremists, Politics

The Associated Press reports:

Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her wife should move their 1 1/2-year-old west, after Alternative for Germany became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany.

Kämpf, 29, and her wife discussed a backup plan as Sunday’s election results came in. They’re concerned that a gay couple and their child might not be safe in the future if parties like Alternative for Germany, or AfD, gain more power in the formerly communist and less prosperous eastern states.

Even though they live in the liberal city of Berlin, Kämpf was scared the far-right’s power could spread. She’s especially worried because the paperwork to formally adopt her daughter is still pending — and could be for another year or more.

Deutsche Welle reports:

The far-right AfD won the election in Thuringia, securing 32.8% of the vote, preliminary results showed after all votes were counted. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) came second, winning 23.6%.

The upstart, left-wing party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) was third with 15.8% of the vote. Germany’s ruling coalition parties, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Greens and business-focused Free Democrats (FDP), received a drubbing at the polls.

In Saxony, the CDU emerged victorious with 31.9%, while the AfD came a close second securing 30.6% of the vote. The BSW was third with 11.8%.

NPR reports:

The AfD, a nationalist party that routinely blames immigrants for many of Germany’s problems, has been around for 11 years and it rose in prominence six years ago after former Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed more than a million migrants from war-torn countries in the Middle East to resettle in Germany.

The AfD has become so notorious that it’s been placed under domestic surveillance for the threat that it poses to Germany’s constitution.

Despite this, the party won the most seats in the election in Thüringen with nearly a third of parliament (32.8%), and it nearly won the most seats in Saxony, with more than 30% of the vote.

In January 2024, Germany saw nationwide protests and calls to ban the AfD after the party was exposed for leaders taking part in a Nazi-led discussion to deport anyone who has not “adequately assimilated” into German culture according to their standards.

As I’ve previously reported, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel [photo above], is in a civil union with a woman with whom she shares two children, but she opposes same-sex marriage and other LGBTQ rights. Three days ago, as you can see below, she invited Elon Musk to visit her.

The state of Thuringa, in central Germany, has a population of 2.1 million. Saxony, which borders Poland and the Czech Republic, has a population of 4 million.



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