Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon Musk

Mainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a mandate for change.

While falling just short of an absolute majority, the AfD surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, exit polls ⁠showed, putting the far right within reach ​of power at ‌the state level for ‌the first time since the second world war.

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    7 hours ago

    In the original comment they described having to drive hours to get to a protest. Does that sound like high effort to you.

    Low effort is being able to sit at a desk compared to driving 3 hrs.

    High effort is trying to rally millions into the street to face off against authority that has already solved protesting