@middleeasteye: "The party is promising them a better future," Dr Marcus Boeick told MEE Live, explaining the success of extreme right-wing German political party AfD in elections in Saxony-Anhalt this week. The party won the elections but fell short of a majority, meaning they are yet to form a government. Speaking to MEE's Mathilda Mallinson, Boeick said that economic decline as a result of decades of neoliberalism, outward migration and disconnect between cities and the countryside has opened a gap that the AfD have been able to fill. Watch the full episode on MEE's YouTube channel now.

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Wednesday 09 September 2026 15:10:28 GMT