The regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt once again revealed the political division between East and West Germany, with the former GDR territory voting significantly differently from the rest of the country. The question "Ost gegen West?" (East against West?), which for decades belonged to the vocabulary of German history, thus returned to the center of the country's politics.
The article indicates that the far-right achieved significant victories in the regions of Eastern Germany, while the patriotic left reappeared as a relevant political force. This trend is not due to a new wall or physical border, but rather to a deep divergence in the perceptions and distrust of voters from the former GDR territory.
Voters in the eastern regions seem to believe increasingly less in the ability of traditional parties to speak on their behalf, demonstrating a growing divorce between the established political class and the populations of these regions.
This political phenomenon occurs in a context where German political geography continues to reflect the scars of the former division between the GDR and the Federal Republic, even more than three decades after reunification.
