Far right wins Saxony Anhalt
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The far-right Alternative für Deutschland won a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt, becoming the largest party with about 44% of the vote and prompting nationwide debate.
My take on the Swedish election 🇸🇪
Sweden’s far right is down, but not yet out. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity | Cas Mudde
The danger is that other parties just channel the far right – and that will make them vulnerable. Better to fully commit to a progressive agenda, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
My take on the Swedish election 🇸🇪
Striking datapoint from Sweden's election: the far-right SD lost vote share in 285 of the country's 290 municipalities
September 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Striking datapoint from Sweden's election: the far-right SD lost vote share in 285 of the country's 290 municipalities
First nation-wide poll (as far as I remember) that puts the AfD at 30 % across Germany. This is well beyond of what used to be seen as their maximum ceiling of voter potential:
Germany, GMS poll:
AfD-ESN: 30% (+2)
CDU/CSU-EPP: 20% (-3)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 14% (+1)
SPD-S&D: 11%
LINKE-LEFT: 11% (+1)
FDP-RE: 4% (-1)
BSW-NI: 3% (+1)
FW-RE: 1%
+/- vs. 15-20 July 2026
Fieldwork: 09-14 September 2026
Sample size: 1,009
➤ europeelects.eu/germany
AfD-ESN: 30% (+2)
CDU/CSU-EPP: 20% (-3)
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 14% (+1)
SPD-S&D: 11%
LINKE-LEFT: 11% (+1)
FDP-RE: 4% (-1)
BSW-NI: 3% (+1)
FW-RE: 1%
+/- vs. 15-20 July 2026
Fieldwork: 09-14 September 2026
Sample size: 1,009
➤ europeelects.eu/germany
September 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
First nation-wide poll (as far as I remember) that puts the AfD at 30 % across Germany. This is well beyond of what used to be seen as their maximum ceiling of voter potential:
Also gave some comments for the @motherjones.com story last week.
The far right can’t stand being called “far right”
Following the AfD's win in Germany, allies attempt to discredit a phrase that fits their movement.
www.motherjones.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Also gave some comments for the @motherjones.com story last week.
FAR right!!!!!
The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country.
✏️ @annettedittert.bsky.social
✏️ @annettedittert.bsky.social
A hard right extremist party is winning in Germany – could it really happen again?
The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country
www.thenewworld.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
FAR right!!!!!
Reposted by Tim Bale, Markus Haverland
The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country.
✏️ @annettedittert.bsky.social
✏️ @annettedittert.bsky.social
A hard right extremist party is winning in Germany – could it really happen again?
The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country
www.thenewworld.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country.
✏️ @annettedittert.bsky.social
✏️ @annettedittert.bsky.social
by Ashok Swain
One silver lining in Sweden’s election: for the 1st time, the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) have seen their vote share fall, dropping from 2nd to 3rd largest party in Parliament, from 20.54% in 2022 to 17.6% in 2026. True to form, they call those who didn’t vote for them “mentally handicapped”!
September 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM
One silver lining in Sweden’s election: for the 1st time, the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) have seen their vote share fall, dropping from 2nd to 3rd largest party in Parliament, from 20.54% in 2022 to 17.6% in 2026. True to form, they call those who didn’t vote for them “mentally handicapped”!
A glimmer of turning the tide on rising fascism in Sweden? Some hopeful signs in the election: center-left opposition now leads by 3 seats. Final results won't come until later this week.
Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live
Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live
The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister
Senior figures in the Social Democratic party are meeting this morning with party leader Magdalena Andersson to discuss next steps.
The party topped the polls – that is certain – and is most likely to have a first go at forming the next government, but it will have to navigate the complex and often openly contradictory demands of the left-leaning bloc. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
A glimmer of turning the tide on rising fascism in Sweden? Some hopeful signs in the election: center-left opposition now leads by 3 seats. Final results won't come until later this week.
Reposted by Ariadne Vromen
Great article in @scotsman.com by @fredpaxton.bsky.social about the rise of the far right in East Germany - and what this means for political discontent in Scotland.
The lesson from East Germany which mainstream parties must listen to
A large share of discontented Scottish voters sit out elections altogether but that can change
eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Great article in @scotsman.com by @fredpaxton.bsky.social about the rise of the far right in East Germany - and what this means for political discontent in Scotland.
What to learn from Sweden, Saxony-Anhalt and beyond?
Europe has too often responded to the far right by moving further right.
But the answer to economic insecurity cannot be fewer protections, weaker public services & more deregulation.
Read my latest albertoalemanno.substack.com/p/europe-is-...
Europe has too often responded to the far right by moving further right.
But the answer to economic insecurity cannot be fewer protections, weaker public services & more deregulation.
Read my latest albertoalemanno.substack.com/p/europe-is-...
September 14, 2026 at 6:56 AM
What to learn from Sweden, Saxony-Anhalt and beyond?
Europe has too often responded to the far right by moving further right.
But the answer to economic insecurity cannot be fewer protections, weaker public services & more deregulation.
Read my latest albertoalemanno.substack.com/p/europe-is-...
Europe has too often responded to the far right by moving further right.
But the answer to economic insecurity cannot be fewer protections, weaker public services & more deregulation.
Read my latest albertoalemanno.substack.com/p/europe-is-...
by Per Ahlberg
party running out of road at last. There’s a sense of the electorate - even the vaguely racist nostalgia voters - at last looking at them and going ”wait a minute, you guys are actual Nazis, aren’t you?” and then voting M or KD instead. A very good outcome.
September 14, 2026 at 6:49 AM
party running out of road at last. There’s a sense of the electorate - even the vaguely racist nostalgia voters - at last looking at them and going ”wait a minute, you guys are actual Nazis, aren’t you?” and then voting M or KD instead. A very good outcome.
Reposted by Karen O’Leary
One Nation’s surge has seen the mainstreaming of neo-Nazi talking points.
Their supporters, candidates, and members of parliament have publicly denied and minimised the Holocaust, promoted conspiracy theories, and repeated antisemitic slurs.
The far right is no friend to the Jewish community.
Their supporters, candidates, and members of parliament have publicly denied and minimised the Holocaust, promoted conspiracy theories, and repeated antisemitic slurs.
The far right is no friend to the Jewish community.
September 14, 2026 at 6:07 AM
One Nation’s surge has seen the mainstreaming of neo-Nazi talking points.
Their supporters, candidates, and members of parliament have publicly denied and minimised the Holocaust, promoted conspiracy theories, and repeated antisemitic slurs.
The far right is no friend to the Jewish community.
Their supporters, candidates, and members of parliament have publicly denied and minimised the Holocaust, promoted conspiracy theories, and repeated antisemitic slurs.
The far right is no friend to the Jewish community.