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Poland Sounds Alarm Over AfD's Landslide Win in Saxony-Anhalt
(MENAFN) Poland raised concerns Monday over Alternative for Germany's sweeping victory in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, cautioning that the far-right party's ascent could endanger Polish interests and destabilize Europe's political order.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ignacy Niemczycki said Sunday's regional election result should raise red flags in Warsaw. "This is a party that challenges the European order. It is a pro-Russian party. I think this is something that should cause us concern," he told a radio station.
Pressed on whether the AfD's win threatened Polish interests directly, Niemczycki was blunt: "In the long term, absolutely."
The far-right party captured roughly 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt — more than double its 2021 showing — leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) far behind at around 17%.
The outcome is drawing especially close scrutiny in Poland, given the AfD's stances on Russia, European integration, migration, and its dealings with Warsaw.
Ahead of the vote, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski had already cautioned that AfD leaders' calls to pull Germany out of Europe's Schengen free-movement zone could carry serious fallout for Poland.
The party has also pushed to lift sanctions on Russia and restore economic ties with Moscow — a stance that runs directly counter to Warsaw's policy of isolating Russia and sustaining strong military and political backing for Ukraine.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ignacy Niemczycki said Sunday's regional election result should raise red flags in Warsaw. "This is a party that challenges the European order. It is a pro-Russian party. I think this is something that should cause us concern," he told a radio station.
Pressed on whether the AfD's win threatened Polish interests directly, Niemczycki was blunt: "In the long term, absolutely."
The far-right party captured roughly 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt — more than double its 2021 showing — leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) far behind at around 17%.
The outcome is drawing especially close scrutiny in Poland, given the AfD's stances on Russia, European integration, migration, and its dealings with Warsaw.
Ahead of the vote, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski had already cautioned that AfD leaders' calls to pull Germany out of Europe's Schengen free-movement zone could carry serious fallout for Poland.
The party has also pushed to lift sanctions on Russia and restore economic ties with Moscow — a stance that runs directly counter to Warsaw's policy of isolating Russia and sustaining strong military and political backing for Ukraine.
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