Germany’s Far-Right Party Nearly Runs State Like Sequel to Bad History Class
KEY POINTS
- •Germany’s AfD doubled its Saxony-Anhalt vote share to 44%, topping CDU’s 17% in June 2026.
- •BSW barely crossed the 5% threshold, offering just enough seats to help AfD seek a majority.
- •AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund rejected working with BSW for a nonpartisan premier, instead considering recruiting party-switching lawmakers.
In Saxony-Anhalt, Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) pulled a record 44% vote miracle on a Sunday, leaving the smaller BSW party clutching 5% to create a barely-minority government that’s like a political bachelor party gone wrong. AfD’s Ulrich Siegmund, 35, trades Nazi history sensitivity for dodgeball-level Holocaust commentary, with crowds chanting his name in an eerily nostalgic clip from Volume III of the worst German rock opera ever. Meanwhile, BSW wants a 'nonpartisan' premier who won’t be Ulrich or CDU’s Sven Schulze, but Ulrich’s trolling lawmaker recruitment saga may rewrite Saxony-Anhalt’s geeky episode of "Political Survivor." Elon Musk and VP JD Vance’s odd transatlantic cameo appearances remind everyone Germany’s far-right circus isn’t a local glitch anymore — it’s now a block party with homeschools, Russian vibes, and patriotic attitude checks on tap, while Germany’s spies start holding their secrets like spoilers at a cringe-filled movie night.
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(1 of 3)Germany’s far-right AfD just doubled down on democracy’s awkward family photo, adding BSW’s bizarre lovechild policies and Musk’s surprise VIP appearance, making Saxony-Anhalt the place where history’s worst plot twists binge-watch their reboot.
When Germany’s far-right AfD doubles its vote share and dances with a weird leftist party, democracy files for therapy.
Elon Musk and JD Vance storm Germany’s political party like uninvited TikTokers at a minor league, far-right shindig.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/6/2026 | Author: Andrew Pantazi
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