Merz says ‘shock’ AfD victory in key German state ‘is an election result we cannot simply move past’ - as it happened

German chancellor says vote for far-right party ‘will have repercussions’ across the country

AfD’s Chrupalla continues in this vein, saying the German public wants to see a change in direction, and specifically saying the electorate is “fed up” as the government keeps “transferring billions of our tax money to Ukraine … instead of using it for our own population.”


He says the party has “a clear mandate” to rule in Saxony-Anhalt and will hold discussions with others about what can be done.

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