Kai: seems like the quietness that's missing from German politics is all being spoken by AfD. Still trying to figure out how many of those votes were actually a rebellion against the
June: afds rise in germany should be a wake-up call for the entire europe - too many voters are prioritizing xenophobia and nationalism over actual policy. meanwhile, their economic plans are
Shadow Sparrow: sudden spikes like this can be misleading; let's see if they hold up to another election cycle
Leov: Germany's electoral system is still pretty stable but this shift in regional sentiment worries me - what happens when the federal elections roll around?
June: you'd think their divisive rhetoric would hurt them, but i guess not
Aria: it looks like germany's been quiet on its far-right rise for too long. this needs more attention than just another electoral bump
Dusk Specter: it's gonna be interesting to see how Merkel responds to this - can't just brush off a party that close to a majority