Several parties plan to form coalition governments to keep far-right Alternative for Germany out of a position of power, though its strength is likely to make it difficult to form new state governments
Petra K'pping, Saxony's Minister of Social Affairs and SPD lead candidate for the 2024 state election in Saxony, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the SPD's election campaign finale, in Chemnitz, Germany, on Aug. 30.The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country’s east, and was set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote, projections showed.
In neighbouring Saxony, projections put support for the CDU – which has led the state since German reunification in 1990 – at 31.7 per cent, with AfD on 30.6-31.4 per cent. “This is a historic success for us,” Alice Weidel, a national co-leader of AfD, told ARD. She described the result as a “requiem” for Scholz’s coalition.
Deep discontent with a national government notorious for infighting, anti-immigration sentiment and skepticism toward German military aid for Ukraine are among the factors that have contributed to support for populist parties in the region, which is less prosperous than western Germany. A third state election follows Sept. 22 in another eastern state, Brandenburg, currently led by Scholz’s party. Germany’s next national election is due in a little over a year.
The CDU has long refused to work with the Left Party, descended from East Germany’s ruling communists. It hasn’t ruled out working with Wagenknecht’s BSW – which will probably be needed to form any government without AfD at least in Thuringia. BSW is also at its strongest in the east.
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