AfD party eyes outright win in regional election • FRANCE 24 English

Could Europeans awaken next Monday to another shock bellwether moment? German voters could for the first time since World War Two give an outright majority to a far-right party in regional elections. We’ll ask about the A-f-D’s push in Saxony-Anhalt and a charismatic lead candidate whose campaign strives to put charm above the vitriol usually associated with a party with pro-Nazi roots. Saxony-Anholt with a familiar tale: a former East German state rattled by globalization with declining industry and an aging population. Contrast its dying towns and villages with the dynamism of not-so-far off cities like Berlin and Leipzig.Leipzig where this week the German government directly accused Russia in last month’s drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane. Do German voters care that we’re talking about the same Russia that’s actively aligned with Moscow and a Trump administration that states that immigrants are a bigger threat to Europe than Russian hostility? These questions may be the warmup for next Spring’s French presidential poll where Marine Le Pen's party this week floated the idea of banning the Muslim headscarf in public. Both the far-right National Rally and Germany’s AFD oppose a more federal Europe. What happens if they win? #ulrichsiegmund #afd #germany 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen