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The Majority Wants No More of the Same – AfD Soon 50% and More?The election results in Burgenland – Saalekreis speak a clear language. 
The election results in Burgenland – Saalekreis speak a clear language: The AfD achieved a landslide victory with 44.4% of the first votes and 42.3% of the second votes. The established parties suffered massive losses, foremost the SPD (-13.9%) and the FDP (-6.9%). But the CDU and the Greens also continued to lose support. The question now is: Will regional politics acknowledge this clear message, or will it continue to act as an extension of federal and state politics? A course that finds no approvalThe numbers show that a "business as usual" approach is not only unwanted but actively rejected by a broad majority. The AfD was able to massively increase its share of votes (+18.7% in first votes, +17.7% in second votes), while the governing parties suffered dramatic losses. The Left Party and the Free Voters also recorded slight gains, but the overwhelming majority has opted for an alternative to the current politics.The reasons for this result are diverse: dissatisfaction with climate policy, structural change in the affected regions, economic insecurity, rising cost of living, and a general turning away from the established parties. Many people apparently feel no longer represented by politics and see no solutions to their problems. Instead, they experience politics dictated from Berlin and Magdeburg without regard for the specific needs of the region and its people. Obviously, citizens desire more sovereignty and decision-making freedom in regional political matters. Will there be a further political shift?If regional politics does not change course, this trend will continue. The state elections in Saxony-Anhalt are due in 2026, and if the current trend continues, the AfD could achieve well over 40% or perhaps even 50% there.Regional politics now stands at a crossroads: Will it recognize the signs of the times, change course, and also go into opposition to the federal and state governments – or will it continue to ignore voters who have long decided that they do not want to carry on like this? A necessary changeThe political decision-makers in the region must finally take the concerns of the population seriously. There needs to be a departure from dogmatic climate targets without regard for economic and social consequences, and a genuine dialogue with the people about measures that are oriented towards the real needs of the citizens. Because regional politicians themselves see that the coffers are empty and thus the municipalities are hardly able to act. However, these are neither the consequences of Putin, Trump, or 12 CO2 molecules under a million air molecules, but rather the result of decisions made at the federal and state levels.Voter turnout was 77.28%, which is high, but also means that nearly 28% of eligible voters see no perspective in current politics and chose not to vote at all. This underlines the deep dissatisfaction with the existing political course and shows that a significant part of the population currently has no hope that the governing parties will bring about an improvement in the current situation. The results in Burgenland – Saalekreis are a wake-up call. The question is whether those responsible will hear it – or whether they will continue to make politics against the majority. Exclusion and defamation have no successExclusion, defamation, and the constant attempt to label government critics as right-wing extremists obviously no longer work or have even started to have the opposite effect. It is therefore time to enter into a genuine dialogue with the critics, not with the aim of bringing the critics back on course, but so that actual solutions in the interest of the people, and not dictated from above, are implemented.I am curious whether anything will change in the minds of regional politicians. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | 24.02.2025 |
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