“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes”

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Second World War, giving it unprecedented power, even if other parties are sure to exclude it.

Voters in two closely watched elections in the former communist east made their dissatisfaction with Germany’s mainstream political parties clear, putting the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in the top spot in Thuringia, with 32.8% of the vote, and second place in Saxony, with 30.7%, according to final results.

The leader of the AfD in Thuringia, Hoecke is one of Germany’s most controversial far-right politicians and was fined twice this year for deliberately using a banned Nazi slogan.

The upcoming government formations will probably take a long time, and the outcome is completely uncertain.

Edit:
While I understand the source for data displayed is important, it’s a bit random in this case, but here:

  • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
    1193·
    3 months ago

    Just a heads-up: The fact that they got more votes than any other party doesn’t automatically mean that they’ll lead the government. An anti-fascist coalition is still possible if the other parties work together. It will be difficult since the conservative party will have to form a coalition with three leftist parties. But it isn’t impossible.

    • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orgEnglish
      845·
      3 months ago

      One of those leftist parties BSW is almost as fascist. They want to stop supporting Ukraine and get back to buying gas from Russia. I’d put them in the tankie camp.

      • abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish
        431·
        3 months ago

        Are they on Lemmy? Seems like they would fit right in with some crowds here.

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      I wouldn’t always count on conservatives siding with the left just to prevent the far right from having power. The conservatives sympathize with the far right more than people give them credit for. Conservatives naturally drift toward the right. They will eventually openly support them.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      The fact that they got more votes than any other party doesn’t automatically mean that they’ll lead the government

      Yeah this was my thought too. The word “win” in this context is fairly ambiguous so I won’t say it’s used wrongly here, but I will say it’s probably better to use it to refer to the party that actually ends up forming government. That might be AfD, but at 32% they’ll need to find at least 18% of seats to be their junior partner first.