Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon Musk

Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon Musk

Mainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a mandate for change.

While falling just short of an absolute majority, the AfD surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, exit polls ⁠showed, putting the far right within reach ​of power at ‌the state level for ‌the first time since the second world war.

  • Waterpumpee@lemmus.orgEnglish
    203·
    1 day ago

    Ppl vote them because other (big) parties dont address their problems. Also % thresholds for democratic participation keeps smaller parties with reasonable programmes away from the table. Wasnt too long ago EU intruduced this. So this is the consequence of continous political failure. I’d also argue voters are aware they get robbed by politicians accepting bribes direct or indirect. And they vote any party (falsely here, see tesla feat) promising to crack down on the old political class. Trump did the same (but didnt follow through obv).

    People are desperate.

    • huey_m@piefed.socialEnglish
      102·
      1 day ago

      Mainstream politicians don’t get it, despite seeing it play out in multiple countries with varied culture: people are so done with neoliberlism they will vote for literal fascists before they vote for another neoliberal.

        • huey_m@piefed.socialEnglish
          1·
          7 hours ago

          Maybe for some… I honestly think most of them are just that high on their own supply and so used to being the mainstream they can’t imagine a world where they aren’t anymore. Who knows, though, maybe you’re right…?

    • LittleBorat3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 day ago

      No the regions in the east have gotten too much funding for infrastructure and such. The money that was worth exactly zero got exchanged 1:1 to DM.

      This cost billions. Streets in the east look fantastic. Where I grew up in the west everything is broken.

      This is the thanks the west gets from these fuckin people.

      Fuck them, fuck their “problems”

      • Miaou@jlai.luEnglish
        21·
        17 hours ago

        I’m not German but I’ve always heard the exact opposite…