Germany’s far-right party took a new step in its electoral lead Sunday night, electing its first full-time mayor, a week after enjoying its first canton.
Hannes Luth, 42, of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was elected head of Ragün-Gesnitz, a town of about 9,000 inhabitants in the Saxony-Anhalt region in the east of the country, according to figures published in the municipality. Facebook page.
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With 51.13%, this representative elected to the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt beat an unnamed candidate.
Just a week ago, the far-right party won the presidency of a regional grouping in Germany that brought together several municipalities, the equivalent of a French canton: the municipality of Sonneberg, in the Thuringia region, also in the east of the country.
“After the first canton, we now have the first full-time mayor of the AfD”On social media, party official Christian Blix said. XXXX
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Alternative for Germany, an anti-immigrant, Eurosceptic party
A few German villages actually had AfD mayors in the past, but this was a voluntary role, as these elected officials had another job at the same time.
Likewise, a town in the southwest of the country with a population of 12,000, Berlingen, was led between 2018 and 2020 by the elected AfD party, but the latter was not elected under the party’s colors, it joined it during its rule. office.
The election comes in the context of a surge in opinion polls for this anti-immigrant, Eurosceptic movement defending pro-Russian positions, which was created 10 years ago.
For France, the German alliance is very good news.
An INSA poll conducted on Sunday in the Sunday edition of the newspaper “Bild” showed the AfD leading nationally with 20% of the voting intentions for the Social Democratic Party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (19%). ).
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In the last legislative elections of 2021, the far-right party scored less than half, with 10.3% of the vote. The AfD is particularly established in the east of the country, which feels left out.
The party has been browsing for several months due to the discontent of part of the public, due to inflation or even the environmental transformation that the government is trying to implement, given the momentum of the Green Party, a member of the ruling coalition.
