Former U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated the Alternative for Germany's strong showing in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, posting his adapted campaign slogan on Truth Social while AfD leader Alice Weidel endorsed his Ukraine peace efforts.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday celebrated the electoral gains of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt, posting "Make Germany Great Again" on his Truth Social platform in a direct echo of his own campaign slogan. The populist party, which German domestic intelligence monitors as a suspected extremist organization in several states, achieved what Trump described as a "very successful night," capitalizing on voter frustration over immigration policies he characterized as "absolutely terrible rules and norms" that have caused "significant damage" to Germany. Exit polls projected the AfD finishing a strong second behind the Christian Democrats, marking its best result in a western German state since its founding in 2013.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel had signaled alignment with Trump's foreign policy days earlier, endorsing his diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine and calling for an immediate ceasefire. The convergence underscores transatlantic ties between the American right and Europe's nationalist parties on immigration and Russia policy. German mainstream parties maintain a "firewall" against federal coalition talks with the AfD, yet Sunday's result deepens the fragmentation of Germany's party system ahead of the 2025 federal election, where the AfD polls nationally above 15 percent. The outcome also drew sharp regional reactions, with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk condemning those who celebrate the AfD's success as "idiots or traitors," reflecting broader concern over the far-right's rise in neighboring Germany.
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