Power Shift

AfD Eyes Saxony-Anhalt Election Win as Springboard to Federal Power

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  • AfD co-leader Alice Weidel says a Saxony-Anhalt win on September 6 would build momentum toward federal power, per Reuters.
  • Weidel has said AfD would withdraw Germany from the eurozone and Schengen Agreement if it gains power, according to TASS.
  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition faces weak poll numbers heading into critical eastern state elections, per Politico EU.
  • An expected AfD victory would be the first breach of Germany's political firewall against far-right governance, according to Politico.

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