Czech parliament speaker congratulates AfD on Saxony-Anhalt result
Tomio Okamura, the far-right president of the Czech parliament's lower chamber, congratulated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on its success in the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
According to Okamura, this is the result of the "bad politics" by the "liberal, EU-friendly" parties in Germany.
Okamura's far-right SPD party is part of the Czech governing coalition.
An AfD-led government could bring major changes to migration, education and social policy in Saxony-Anhalt.
The party wants more deportations, mandatory work for asylum-seekers and cuts to integration programs. It also plans to change school curricula, ban rainbow flags in schools and reduce funding for pro-democracy projects.
Some proposals could face legal limits or fall outside state powers. The AfD also wants closer ties with Russia, although foreign policy is mainly decided at the federal level.
For a closer look at what an AfD-led government could mean for Saxony-Anhalt, read our full analysis here.
"We're going to have to live with this result," the CDU's lead candidate Sven Schulze said after congratulating the AfD on becoming the Saxony-Anhalt's strongest party.
AfD success 'serious moment', French minister says
The election results of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election is a "serious" moment, France's Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad said.
"This is a serious moment in Europe, seeing the far right win in a regional election in Germany," Haddad posted on his X account.
"We must listen with humility to the anger, the concerns, the fears, and respond to them," he added.
"We have made history," said Ulrich Siegmund, the lead candidate for the far-right AfD, after the party won around 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt.
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