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.

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      Literally the start of left politics is anti-capitalist. Literally, liberals aren’t leftists.

      I recognize that “the left” in America is the democratic party. That’s a you problem.

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        I’m not in America, never lived there, will never live there.

        Seriously, it’s like you guys insist on being unpopular and divisive, it almost (almost) looks like sabotage at this point.