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The AfD has built up a core base [in the east] that now votes for it out of conviction, not just owing to frustration with the other parties,
said Prof André Brodocz, a political scientist at the University of Erfurt in Thuringia It is a historic success for us. It is the first time we have become the strongest force in a state election. It is a requiem for this coalition [in Berlin].”
Alice Weidel, the AfD’s co-leader, said An openly right-wing extremist party has become the strongest force in a state parliament for the first time since 1949, and that causes many people very deep concern and fear,
said Omid Nouripour, a leader of the Greens, one of the national governing parties Voters in both states knew that we wouldn't form a coalition with AfD, and it will stay that way — we are very, very clear on this,
We have, in Thuringia, a clear lead ... so we also have a clear mandate to govern,
he told public broadcaster ZDF We're aware that everyone is talking about the AfD, but we want to show that there is another side of Thuringia. People who are in the majority, who are not going to give over their state to the far right,
For those who want to be credible while doing politics … and want to take voters' choices into account, there will be no more politics without AfD,
I just hope that we get a coalition that is democratic and not right-wing at the end,
Naila Kiesel told Reuters after casting her ballot in the city of Jena in Thuringia I’m very nervous to see what happens today … because I think there’s a very high risk that the AfD will win and that scares me. For my grandchildren and also for me,
said the 46-year-old sterilisation processing facility manager But we are realistic. A score of at least 33 percent would be great because it would give us a blocking minority in the (regional) parliament,
The state elections... have the potential to trigger an earthquake in Berlin,
Wagenknecht told a campaign rally in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, on Thursday Our freedoms are being increasingly restricted because people are being allowed into the country who don't fit in,
the AfD's leader in Thuringia, Bjoern Hoecke, told a campaign event in Nordhausen on Thursday I especially like her stance on the Ukraine war, we can't simply keep delivering weapons,
said BSW supporter Carola Gustavus at the event in Erfurt This is a historic success for us,
Alice Weidel, a national co-leader of AfD, told ARD We will not allow the AfD to dominate the election weekend with their extreme right-wing agitation, intimidate people and misuse our city as a stage for their propaganda,
the anti-far-right protest alliance was cited by DPA news agency as stating The No. 1 issue is, of course, the migration topic,
Those who commit serious crimes should also be deported to countries like Afghanistan and Syria,
They’re not happy about Berlin’s support of Ukraine. They’re also unhappy about the economic transformation that’s taking place,