Trump hails AfD's German state election win, calls party 'on the rise'
US president praises far-right party's 44% vote share in Saxony-Anhalt, citing immigration grievances.
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What to know
- Trump publicly endorsed the AfD's 44% state election result in Saxony-Anhalt, framing it as voter rejection of German immigration policy.
- The Trump administration has grown increasingly supportive of the AfD despite German intelligence classifying it as a "proven right-wing extremist organisation."
- German chancellor Merz and European leaders expressed alarm, with Spain's PM warning the far-right surge reflects weakness by traditional right-wing parties.
- The AfD fell short of an absolute majority and faces a potential opposition coalition that could block its path to governing.
AfD and Trump represent parallel populist-right movements driven by immigration grievances.
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“AFD is just German flavored MAGA just without a Trumplike cult figurehead since even the dumbest supporters would find that one a bit on the nose. Look to the USA for what AFD strives to bring to Germany.”
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“extremist threat, largely thanks to the surrender of the traditional right, is gaining ground in Europe and in the world”
Pedro Sanchez, Spanish prime minister · Independent UK (citing The Guardian) ↗ · Sep 8
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European leaders express alarm at far-right surge
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez told his party the result proved the "extremist threat, largely thanks to the surrender of the traditional right, is gaining ground in Europe and in the world." Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski characterized the election outcome negatively.
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⛔️🇺🇸Evidence emerging Trump is actually a pro-Russian Neo-Nazi as he welcomes election victory of Neo-Nazi "friends of Putin" in Germany (more) https://www. pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09 /09/8052575/ # Ukraine # Press # Media # VOTE # VOTE2026 # America # USA # US # News # Berlin # Germany # Democrats # Republicans # Headlines #…
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As an American in a similar situation for the past 10ish years I’m curious what the overall consensus is in Germany? Are there a lot that are happy about the election outcome? Do yall also have annoying people that reject all reasoning or critical thinking? Where do you think the support stems from? Is it fraud, is it media induced, the…
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# TrumRegime # Germany # AfD "Trump's 'MGGA' praise collides with Germany's Nazi past President Trump used a call to restore German greatness Tuesday to celebrate a far-right party that others have denounced as antisemitic. Why it matters: Trump promoting the AfD, or Alternative for Germany, comes as the nation's political mainstream has spent…
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Trump endorses AfD result, blames German immigration policy
Trump posted on Truth Social one day after the election, praising the AfD's performance and attributing it to voter backlash against "horrible" immigration rules. He wrote that the party is "on the rise" and added "MGGA [Make Germany Great Again]!!!"
“Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night. They finally got tired of the absolutely horrible Immigration rules and regulations which have hurt Germany so badly. THEY ARE ON THE RISE, and not going to take it anymore! MGGA [Make Germany Great Again]!!!”
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Trump welcomes far-right AfD victory in German state election | Ukrainska Pravda US President Donald Trump has welcomed the victory of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the election in Saxony-Anhalt. The party has been described as "Putin's friends" because of its consistently pro-Russian stance. Source: European Pravda, citing…
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If only republicans would wake up, this behavior is killing their party, they’ve allowed greeed and power and doing what’s immoral be their parties values and will be decimated for years and I’m here for it! This mid term we all pray demonstrates the irrationality of their failed right wing policies have only imbued the left and independence’s and…
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The Alternative for Germany party has won a significant election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, gaining 44% of the vote and potentially forming a state government. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 26/09/09/world/germanys-far-right-election-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon # commentary # worldnews # germany # farright #…
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German chancellor Merz expresses shock at AfD performance — Chancellor Friedrich Merz responded to the election by saying he was "deeply shocked" and describing it as a "seismic" defeat for traditional parties.
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AfD wins 44% in Saxony-Anhalt state election
The far-right Alternative for Germany party secured 44 per cent of the vote in the regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, falling short of an absolute majority in the state legislature. The result is characterized as a political earthquake in Germany.
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1 outlet Trump praises AfD’s state election win in Germany and says far-right party is ‘on the rise’
first by Independent UK, 15d ago
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- Trump welcomes election victory of far-right "friends of Putin" in Germany Українська правда · 14d ago
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1 outlet Trump hails AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt
first by Politico Europe, 15d ago
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🇩🇪 The AfD just won 43.9% in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double its last result, while the CDU collapsed from 37.1% to 17.2%. Ulrich Siegmund, the party's 35-year-old lead candidate: "High-ranking politicians from other countries congratulated us. President Trump himself shared
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Is Germany now on a path back to Hitler and the third Reich with the AfD win? Note AfD is favored by Trump. @nbcnews.com @wsj.com @nytimes.com
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My Indian PhD friend is already packing bags and leaving Germany, but my delivery-boy in-law has no other job to find back home, so is planning to stay.
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Germans are a bit less dumb than Americans. Americans are really unique among industrialized nations in their sheer stupidity, by which I mean an aversion to basic thinking, critical thinking skills, or just what might be called common sense (not to mention things like reading comprehension, or basic knowledge of history or the world). But, the…
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The most important thing all parties of this movement have in common is Putin: Everything they do, no matter on which country, serves him. All of them praise Putin, want to stop sanctions, stop support for Ukraine, destroy EU, NATO. Dont forget that Putin said he hunts Nazis in Ukraine while applauding for right wingers world wide, even German…
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I'm not up on German elections but... why? How did AfD win? This party is an obvious Russian plant. I thought Germans were better than this.
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The issue is, parties are under constitutional protection in Germany. Even if you are on a watchlist (which is something the government can put you on. You have recourse against that in the courts, but it is still a limited protection against it), the protection of a political party goes beyond that. The protection of the AfD as a party (and thus…
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Not german can you share why this party is a Nazi equivalent? I cant seem to find any claims that arnt just title clickbait.
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Germany has roughly 60 million eligible voters. Only about 10 million live in the eastern states (excluding Berlin). In fact, North Rhine-Westphalia alone has more eligible voters (~12.8 million) than all five eastern states combined. While the AfD does win higher vote percentages in the east, their national rise is mathematically impossible…
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I don't think it's really because things are being rigged, it's because we're in a part of a larger economic/political/cultural cycle in which economic and social strife has given rise to fascism again, just as it did 80-90 years ago. Propaganda to stoke the unrest of the masses is nothing new, just the method of dissemination is. The bad news is…
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Yes but that requires the government to actually start doing it. They talked themselves into being afraid a failed banning attempt would strengthen the AfD. Meanwhile the AfD keeps getting stronger anyway 💀
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I wonder if "extremist" is the right term since the AfD seems to have become mainstream. Maybe a different term is needed.
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The terrifying part, even if they all have stupid leadership, is they'll be a lot more deadly than last time with modern technology. US, Russia, Israel, China... how the fuck can the world go up against that, logically? All while you have billionaire techbros manipulating social media and news channels to spew propaganda for them?
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That’s a big assumption of all elections being fair during a time where rampant election meddling in pretty much every democratic election across the globe exists
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Same reason the police in my country are so inept and corrupt: They're more loyal to themselves than they are to the people they're supposed to be protecting.
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Additionally to the other comments - I think it also has something to do with the politic that was made since then. Yes, it fails, yes it makes mistakes but far-right politic wasnt on a world stage or had anything to say for 80 years. People might tend to think, well this "left" or "centric" politic didnt work out, simplified of course.
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AFD is just German flavored MAGA just without a Trumplike cult figurehead since even the dumbest supporters would find that one a bit on the nose. Look to the USA for what AFD strives to bring to Germany.
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https://www. europesays.com/3241330/ Donald Trump Hails The Historic Victory Of The AfD In Germany # DonaldTrump # POTUS # PresidentDonaldTrump # PresidentOfTheUnitedStates # PresidentTrump # trump