AfD Wins 43.8% — Merz Threatens Extraordinary Federal Powers, European Lawmakers Turn to UN

Guest post by Gina Tedesca

Germany’s political battle over the AfD’s historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt is going international. After the party won 43.8% of the vote, Chancellor Friedrich Merz raised the possibility of using an extraordinary federal power against a future AfD-led state government. Now European lawmakers from fi...