Nice Little Election You Won There – It’d Be a Shame If You Acted Like It Changed Anything

With the Alternativ for Germany’s (AfD) stunning victory, and nearly complete triumph in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections on Sunday, as they came within a whisper – three seats – of having an outright ruling majority in the Landtag (parliament) there, one saw the howls of dismay, disbelief, and ‘Oh, HELL, no‘ begin within mere minutes of the vote counts being announced.

It was a crushing defeat for the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, not only emotionally – losing always sucks, of course – but physically, as their Landtag seats dropped from 40 to a measly 15, and booted them from their perch running the state after an astonishing stretch of 24 years in power.

The AfD won the parliamentary election in Saxony-Anhalt on 6 September, securing 43.8% of the vote – 23 percentage points more than in 2021. This gave the party 39 seats in the 83-seat Landtag. The CDU, which had previously led the state government, won just 17.2% (down 19.9 pp) and 15 seats. Its coalition partner, the SPD, came third with 9.3% (up 0.9 pp), securing eight seats. The Greens also secured eight seats with 8.9% (up 3 pp), while Die Linke won the same number with 8.6% (down 2.4 pp). The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) entered the Landtag with 5.3% of the vote and five seats. The FDP, another member of the outgoing governing coalition, failed to clear the electoral threshold. Turnout reached 77.8% (up 17.5 pp from 2021), the highest level recorded in the state since 1989.

…The AfD leadership will seek to form a government, most likely with the support of the BSW, the only party to have declared before the election that it was willing to cooperate with the AfD. Following its crushing defeat, the CDU will focus on maintaining the stability of the federal government, particularly as it faces the prospect of further electoral setbacks. The next test will come in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on 20 September, where the AfD leads the polls, followed by Berlin.

…The CDU’s defeat reflects deep dissatisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, voter fatigue after 24 years of uninterrupted CDU rule in Saxony-Anhalt and mistakes made during the election campaign. …

Interestingly enough, despite Merz’s initial red-faced umbrage at his electoral humiliation and his lukewarm endorsement of maintaining the cordon sanitaire that’s kept the AfD at bay and from taking its rightful place in government so far, there seems to be a distinct lack of enthusiasm for enforcing it after Sunday’s vote.

...Merz in particular seemed surprised at the Sachsen-Anhalt result. “We are all deeply shocked,” he said, “we did not expect it to happen like this.” This must raise serious questions about Merz’s information environment, given that the outcome of the Sunday vote has been eminently predictable for months. Merz further asked himself “how things could have come to this” and confided that he is “looking for the reasons within myself too” – acknowledging that his own controversies have been a constant theme in this year’s elections. As has become customary for failed politicians, Merz ultimately concluded that he needs to communicate better, but then upon realising that this is a shopworn cliché he added bizarrely that he must “try to connect with people more deeply on an emotional level,” because that will make everything better.

For some reason the firewall against the AfD is no longer the flavour of the month within the Union. Angela Merkel, once its staunchest enforcer, just today said that “I didn’t come up with it and I don’t particularly like it either.” Boris Rhein, CDU Minister President of Hessen, has called the Brandmauer “the wrongest path,” declaring with newfound democratic sentiment that his party should “talk to everyone, talk about everything, build bridges to the centre and not push people beyond firewalls.” This shift in sentiment is to be expected, as Unioners realise that they and not the AfD are the ones whom the firewall will shut out of government.

There’s even been some surprising blowback on sainted figures within the German establishment once the smoke cleared and people could think somewhat calmly again.

Mutti Merkel might have a heavy heart over the results…

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said the AfD’s win was “a real watershed in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany”.

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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 10, 2026

…but it’s not stopping accusing fingers from pointing in her direction, something that would have been nearly unthinkable in public before Sunday’s disaster. Merkel might well be Germany’s affectionate ‘Mutti’ or ‘mother,’ but she also literally gave birth to the AfD through her policies while chancellor.

Angela Merkel has said her “heart is bleeding” after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt.

The former German chancellor said the hard-Right party’s win was “a real watershed in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany”.

In an interview at the Digital X trade show in Cologne on Tuesday, she said: “You see the polls in the days leading up to it, but when the result comes in black on white, it is deeply shocking. As a CDU member, my heart is bleeding.”

Analysts have accused the former chancellor of paving the way for the AfD with her migration and economic policies, and her decisions to make gas deals with Vladimir Putin while blocking Ukraine from Nato.

The AfD was established during Ms Merkel’s chancellorship in response to her bailout of southern European countries during the eurozone crisis.

The party’s name, Alternative for Germany, was a sarcastic riposte to a comment by Ms Merkel that certain policies had to be adopted because there was “no alternative”.

It’s also a sign of the times that the slippery Merkel now claims never to have been a fan of the firewall, where she ripped Merz for reaching over it to pass a bill in January of 2025.

Angela Merkel’s criticism is nothing but a seal of approval from the architect of Germany’s decline; the woman responsible for economic stagnation, uncontrolled migration, and institutional collapse. After 16 years of destructive globalism, she left the country outdated,…

— Ronald (@SilbermannR) January 30, 2025

Saints sometimes turn out to have tarnished halos that they will do anything to preserve.

Now, that’s not to say that in these rueful moments of getting along to get along, there aren’t participants still actively plotting to derail the ascendant populists before they have a chance to upset the apple cart more than they already have.

The Greens are once again furiously advocating for the AfD ban they’ve wanted forever…

“Wir müssen jetzt einen Prüfantrag für ein AfD-Verbot auf den Weg bringen”, appelliert Grünen-Co-Vorsitzende Katharina Dröge. Gleichzeitig fordert sie von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz mehr Wertschätzung für die Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Deutschland. pic.twitter.com/U0zjIvFAum

— phoenix (@phoenix_de) September 9, 2026

“We must now get a ban proceedings application for an AfD ban underway,” appeals Greens co-chair Katharina Dröge. At the same time, she demands from Chancellor Friedrich Merz greater appreciation for the citizens in Germany.

…as Germans mockingly point out that they are as finished as Merz himself.

Als Reaktion auf einen historischen Wahlerfolg dem Bürger die Legitimation absprechen und ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren anstrengen zu wollen, ist nichts anderes als eine intellektuelle und inhaltliche Kapitulation. Die Grünen sind genauso am Ende wie Merz.

— Guntram Proß (@GuntramPross) September 9, 2026

To deny citizens legitimacy in response to a historic electoral success and to seek to initiate an AfD ban procedure is nothing other than an intellectual and substantive capitulation. The Greens are just as finished as Merz.

The German government is taking steps to marginalize the government of Saxony-Anhalt should Siegmund or another AfD representative become the state government’s leader.

Germany’s Defense Ministry is considering restricting access to the classified OPLAN war plan if the far-right AfD gains control of Saxony-Anhalt’s government.

The roughly 1,000-page plan outlines Germany and NATO’s response to a war or major crisis.

Defense Minister Boris… pic.twitter.com/RzD2ceuoWx

— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 10, 2026

…Defense Minister Boris Pistorius reportedly wants to prevent an AfD-led state government from accessing or potentially passing sensitive military information to Russia, amid growing concerns over the party’s ties to Moscow.

Merz is still making all the right noises about the wisdom of banning a party that a majority of voters elected.

🇩🇪 Merz is still skeptical of banning the AfD.

He says the legal hurdle is extremely high and, more importantly, that banning the party would not solve the underlying problem driving its voters.

Imagine banning a party because you don’t like why people are voting for it.…

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 9, 2026

But his caution could also be tempered by the knowledge that his friends in Brussels, who very coyly took no public stand on the election results even though the outcome was diametrically opposed to their own interests, are on his side.

They have purse strings and are prepared to use them.

They will simply choke the economic life out of Saxony-Anhalt, one of the poorer German states, should the AfD take power and step out of the European Union line.

It has already been standard practice in Hungary and Poland: the EU froze funding. Should a potential AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt also violate fundamental EU rights, the state faces a payment freeze – and thus a financial shortfall.

Saxony-Anhalt will receive €2.95 billion from the current EU budget, which covers the years 2021 to 2027. This funding will be used for projects including school renovations, comprehensive refurbishments of gymnasiums and daycare centers, and the purchase of modern medical equipment for hospitals.

Saxony-Anhalt is the German state that receives the most EU regional funding per capita. Now, the AfD could soon be governing in Magdeburg. A party that, according to Green MEP Daniel Freund, acts against the European project and the European Union – “and then, if necessary, the European Commission would have to withhold funds.”

They’ve done it to Poland and Hungary. What’s strangling a teeny German state to send a message to the rest of the country’s voters, and all without that messy ‘banning the party, saving democracy’ stuff.

So tidy, isn’t it?

Was sich gerade in Brüssel abspielt, sollte jeden alarmieren, der glaubt, dass Wahlergebnisse zu respektieren sind – ganz gleich, wie sie ausfallen. Anscheinend bedeutet Demokratie dort, dass die Regeln verändert werden sollen, wenn das Ergebnis nicht passt.

Sachsen-Anhalt hat… pic.twitter.com/7AkH1seYDk

— Dr. Friedrich Pürner, MPH (@DrPuerner) September 9, 2026

What’s currently unfolding in Brussels should alarm anyone who believes that election results must be respected—no matter how they turn out. Apparently, democracy there means that the rules should be changed when the outcome doesn’t suit. 

Saxony-Anhalt has voted. The result doesn’t sit well with many in Brussels. And no sooner is the election outcome final than there are open threats to turn off the money tap to the state: 2.95 billion euros from the current EU budget, around 500 million euros per year from the structural funds alone, roughly 20% of the state’s investment spending.

…The calculation behind it seems as simple as it is idiotic: If the money’s missing, life gets noticeably worse for people in the state. And that’s exactly what’s supposed to rebound on the AfD-led state government until voters simply vote it out next time.

You have to let that melt on your tongue: The financial stranglehold is here openly celebrated as a political pressure tool to undo a democratic election result—on the backs of schoolchildren, commuters, and patients whose schools, bridges, and clinics are already crumbling anyway.

This is the brazen attempt to counter the will of an entire state’s voters with billions in blackmail. Anyone who floats something like this publicly raises the question of whether EU funding in the future should only flow to “acceptable” election results. Entire regions would then be taken financially hostage for their voting decisions.

Whoever extorts elections with billions has forfeited any right to call itself a community of values.

Saving democracy, one tiny little state corpse at a time.

Tony Soprano and his whole family have nothing on Ursula and the Brahmins.

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