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Far-right parties are gaining ground across Europe, with Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt region serving as a stark example where they now command roughly 40% of the vote, according to Nicu Ștefănuță, vice president of the European Parliament. In an interview on Friday, Ștefănuță drew a parallel between Saxony-Anhalt and Romania, calling the latter a “Saxony-Anhalt 20 times larger,” citing shared post-communist legacies, emigration, aging populations, and austerity measures as factors fueling extremist support .
In Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 38.2% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s state election on Sunday, outpacing the center-left SPD, which won 35.5%. With no coalition partners available for the AfD, SPD leader Manuela Schwesig is poised to form a government with the Left and Greens, extending her tenure as state premier .
Meanwhile, in Berlin, SPD deputy chair Cansel Kiziltepe signaled openness to coalition talks with the Left and Greens, stating, “Our overlaps with the Left and Greens are obvious,” despite the SPD’s electoral setback . Brandenburg’s SPD Premier Dietmar Woidke, however, warned against hasty alliances with the Left, insisting that “accountability must come first” before any government participation is considered .
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