Germany faces the possibility of having the first far-right government in one of its federal states. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has obtained the victory that the polls had anticipated in Saxony-Anhalt, although it fell just short of an absolute majority. The result represents a harsh blow for the moderate parties in the country.
The CDU of Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suffered a strong collapse in these elections, which puts into question the possibility of maintaining the cordon sanitaire against the ultras. This cordon sanitaire is the strategy through which all democratic parties commit to not cooperating with extremist formations.
At the same time, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), a far-left party turned populist, could be the key that allows AfD to form a government. This party could provide the necessary votes for the ultras to reach a majority in Saxony-Anhalt.
Following this result, the article raises what would happen if federal elections were held in Germany, considering the significant advance of the far right in the German political landscape.
