# AfD shock in Saxony-Anhalt

Source URL: https://polimeme.com/discussion/thread_a0ad0a407aca7445
First seen: 2026-09-13 10:40 UTC · Latest activity: 2026-09-19 19:12 UTC
221 core pieces, 6 related pieces

## Summary

AfD’s breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt has turned into a test of how Germany’s mainstream parties respond to a stronger far right. The stakes are whether they contain it, accommodate it, or keep losing voters and authority.

## Core contention

Should Germany isolate the AfD, confront its voters with policy, or adapt conservative politics around its rise?

## Argument map

1. The AfD is winning by exploiting economic insecurity, regional decline and migration fears; democratic parties must answer those grievances with credible policy. — Radu-Mihai Triculescu (Contributors.ro), Sandro Trento (Domani), Ana Miguel Pedro (Diário de Notícias), David Fleschen (International Politics and Society), Nikolaos Gavalakis (IPG Journal), António Mendonça (Jornal Económico), Εβίνα Καλαντζή (EfSyn), Romualdas Bakutis (LRT Pozicija), Subigya Basnet (GMF Insights), Bernardo Valente (Expresso), Łukasz Łachecki (Krytyka Polityczna), Ruben Cober (Essential Europe), Adam Tooze (Chartbook), Michał Sutowski (Krytyka Polityczna), Gilles Paris (Le Monde), Goffredo Buccini (Corriere della Sera), Stephan-Andreas Casdorff (Tagesspiegel), Cristina Monge (infoLibre), Josef Urschitz (Die Presse), Noah Smith (Noahpinion), Asif Malik (Tagesspiegel), Κολιαστάσης Πάνος (To Vima), David Carretta (La Matinal Europea), Arnold Voss (Ruhrbarone), Giuseppe Civati, Luciano Violante (Corriere della Sera), Osmo Soininvaara, Jaroslav Rudiš (FAZ), Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn), Ed Turner (The Conversation), Jan Eichhorn (Al Jazeera Opinion), Merijn Oudenampsen (De Groene Amsterdammer), Maurice Höfgen (Geld für die Welt), Πρετεντέρης Γιάννης (To Vima), Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (IEP Bocconi), Robert Kuttner (The American Prospect), Detlef Pollack (FAZ), Detlef Pollack (FAZ), Anna Vetter (Die Presse), Mario Seminerio (Phastidio), Dastan Marouf (RÆSON), Haber Merkezi (Medyascope), CM: Our View (Cyprus Mail), DN:s ledarredaktion (Dagens Nyheter), International Politics and Society, Fernando Hernández Valls (La Vanguardia), Helsingin Sanomat, Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn), Oriol Bartomeus (eldiario.es), Miguel Lorente Acosta (infoLibre), \[object Object\] (Limes)
2. Keeping a strict firewall limits cooperation, but it also risks trapping the CDU in paralysis and leaving the AfD to grow on anger and protest votes. — Monitor online (Monitor), Danilo Taino (Corriere della Sera), Ramon Rovira (La Vanguardia), Berna González Harbour,José Marcos García (El País), Robin Patzwaldt (Ruhrbarone), Heribert Prantl (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Βλαχόπουλος Σπύρος (To Vima), Eurointelligence, Kamil Frymark (OSW Centre for Eastern Studies), Wolfgang Kubicki (Cicero), Redazione (Il Foglio), Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn), Volker Boehme-Neßler (Cicero), Janos Richter (Verfassungsblog), Christoph von Marschall (Tagesspiegel)
3. Any normalisation would reward an anti-democratic party; the safer line is political containment, not coalition experiments. — Pauls Raudseps (Ir), Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn), Μαρία Σαουλίδου (EfSyn), Willem Melching (Wynia's Week), Jüri Reinvere (FAZ), Guillem Pursals (El Independiente), Светла Енчева (Тоест), Iulian Chifu, Michela Ponzani (Domani), Safaa Dib (Visão), Georg Seeßlen (der Freitag), Sophie Schönberger (FAZ), Recep Karagöz (Medyascope), Wester van Gaal (EUobserver), Klub Jagielloński, Fabian Michl (Verfassungsblog), Sebastian Leber (Tagesspiegel), Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán (El País), Oliver Schulz (Journal 21), Daniel Woker (Journal 21), Azahara Palomeque (eldiario.es), Sibylle Hamann (Die Presse), John Kampfner (Foreign Policy), Amir Hashemi (Green European Journal), Gunnar Herrmann (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Tim Frehler (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Volker Boehme-Neßler (Cicero)

## Fault line

Whether the answer is stricter exclusion or tactical adaptation to the AfD’s electorate.

## New element

The result has moved the issue from abstract alarm to immediate coalition and leadership pressure in Berlin.

## European relevance

Germany’s response will shape how conservative parties and democratic firewalls are handled across Europe.

## Distinct theses in this debate

- The AfD's Saxony-Anhalt breakthrough reflects lived anxieties and eastern grievances, but its simplification of migration and history is dangerous
- The SPD should reclaim immigrant-background voters by backing ordered, humane migration and integration policy
- Europe's migration backlash is inseparable from colonial history, extractive power, and climate-driven displacement
- The rise of right-wing populism is driven by weak mainstream parties that lose trust and leave key problems unresolved
- The AfD victory, BSW decline, and Europe's drift confirm the fragility of left renewal and the consolidation of a far-right bloc
- The AfD surge shows Germany's economic model and Europe's economic governance have exhausted themselves
- AfD's regional victory does not yet mean it can take power nationwide
- The AfD's victory shows voters responding to promises of agency and liberation over democratic constraint

## Drift

This discussion shifted across 2 stage(s) as new voices entered.

- 2026-09-19 10:40 UTC (216 pieces): Should the CDU keep a hard firewall against the AfD, or ease it in the name of governing and voter recovery?
- 2026-09-19 22:40 UTC (221 pieces): Should Germany isolate the AfD, confront its voters with policy, or adapt conservative politics around its rise?

## Pieces

- 2026-09-19 19:12 UTC — [Alegătorii extremei drepte nu sunt lipsiți de inteligență. Sunt lipsiți de opțiuni](https://www.contributors.ro/alegatorii-extremei-drepte-nu-sunt-lipsiti-de-inteligenta-sunt-lipsiti-de-optiuni) — Radu-Mihai Triculescu (Contributors.ro) [ro]
- 2026-09-18 18:06 UTC — [Quanti errori hanno portato l’ultradestra a trionfare in Germania](https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/commenti/afd-sassonia-germania-errori-politica-trionfo-ultradestra-f7lq7ulm) — Sandro Trento (Domani) [it]
- 2026-09-14 00:14 UTC — [A Europa percebeu a pergunta?](https://www.dn.pt/opiniao-dn/a-europa-percebeu-a-pergunta) — Ana Miguel Pedro (Diário de Notícias) [pt]
- 2026-09-15 07:51 UTC — [AfD και ευήκοα ώτα](https://www.tovima.gr/print/opinions/afd-kai-eyikoa-ota) — Τζίμα Ράνια (To Vima) [el]
- 2026-09-15 12:30 UTC — [Luboš Palata: Kdo může mít radost z vítězství AfD?](https://plus.rozhlas.cz/lubos-palata-kdo-muze-mit-radost-z-vitezstvi-afd-9643192) — Luboš Palata (Český rozhlas Plus (Komentáře)) [cs]
- 2026-09-14 05:55 UTC — [Aufstieg der AfD: Das Rätsel mit den drei Buchstaben](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/nach-landtagswahl-warum-ist-es-so-schwer-den-aufstieg-der-afd-zu-erklaeren-accg-201213156.html) — Oliver Weber (FAZ) [de]
- 2026-09-10 10:15 UTC — [What Alternative?](https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/what-alternative-9289) — David Fleschen (International Politics and Society) [en]
- 2026-09-11 07:56 UTC — [SPD – die Partei der Gastarbeiterinnen und Gastarbeiter](https://www.ruhrbarone.de/spd-die-partei-der-gastarbeiterinnen-und-gastarbeiter/266240) — Gastautor (Ruhrbarone) [de]
- 2026-09-09 16:02 UTC — [Maanosa, joka haluaa maailman pysyvän kotona](https://nordicledger.substack.com/p/maanosa-joka-haluaa-maailman-pysyvan) — Nordic Ledger by Mika Horelli (Nordic Ledger) [en]
- 2026-09-08 09:00 UTC — [Sind sie zu stark, bist Du zu schwach](https://www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/demokratie-und-gesellschaft/artikel/sind-sie-zu-stark-bist-du-zu-schwach-1-9285) — Nikolaos Gavalakis (IPG Journal) [de]
- 2026-09-15 13:11 UTC — [A espuma dos dias – notas soltas](https://joovasconceloscosta.substack.com/p/a-espuma-dos-dias-notas-soltas) — João Vasconcelos Costa (Por baixo da espuma) [pt]
- 2026-09-10 23:29 UTC — [Europa: o fim do modelo alemão?](https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/europa-o-fim-do-modelo-alemao) — António Mendonça (Jornal Económico) [pt]
- 2026-09-10 02:13 UTC — [Witold M. Orłowski: Kuszenie w Saksonii-Anhalt](https://www.rp.pl/opinie-ekonomiczne/art45117861-witold-m-orlowski-kuszenie-w-saksonii-anhalt) — Witold M. Orłowski (Rzeczpospolita) [pl]
- 2026-09-08 19:19 UTC — [“We Only Have to Win Once”](https://claireberlinski.substack.com/p/we-only-have-to-win-once) — Claire Berlinski (The Cosmopolitan Globalist) [en]
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- 2026-09-09 21:00 UTC — [Atbaidošā Alternatīva](https://ir.lv/rubrika/komentars/atbaidosa-alternativa.222148) — Pauls Raudseps (Ir) [lv]
- 2026-09-10 04:55 UTC — [Europe’s far right: Putin’s best friend?](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/10/europes-far-right-putins-best-friend) — Dimitar Bechev (Al Jazeera Opinion) [en]
- 2026-09-09 06:30 UTC — [Ukraine’s AfD Insurance Policy](https://iepbu.substack.com/p/ukraines-afd-insurance-policy) — Bill Browder (IEP Bocconi) [en]
- 2026-09-12 17:17 UTC — [Ούλριχ Ζίγκμουντ, ηγέτης της AfD στη Σαξονία-Άνχαλτ: Ο ακροδεξιός με το δίκυκλο](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1465622/o-akrodexios-me-to-dikyklo) — Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn) [el]
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- 2026-09-11 10:23 UTC — [Ανοδος του AfD – Το θέμα και το τείχος](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1465042/anodos-toy-afd-to-thema-kai-to-teihos) — Μαρία Σαουλίδου (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-09-08 13:36 UTC — [The AfD Is Rising. Germany’s Political Center Is Failing.](https://www.gmfus.org/news/afd-rising-germanys-political-center-failing) — Subigya Basnet (GMF Insights) [en]
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- 2026-09-11 13:00 UTC — [Autofagia do Federalismo Democrático](https://expresso.pt/opiniao/2026-09-11-autofagia-do-federalismo-democratico-9ff1a028) — Bernardo Valente (Expresso) [pt]
- 2026-09-09 22:45 UTC — [Wenn man steht, wo die Gleise begannen, muss man sich die Mühe machen](https://beimwort.substack.com/p/wenn-man-steht-wo-die-gleise-begannen) — Jonas Schaible (beimwort) [de]
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- 2026-09-08 04:09 UTC — [Co sprzedaje AfD i dlaczego to problem dla lewicy](https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/niemcy-afd-wygrywa-w-saksonii-anhalt-co-to-znaczy-dla-lewicy) — Łukasz Łachecki (Krytyka Polityczna) [pl]
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- 2026-09-11 06:11 UTC — [Konstruktiver Pessimismus](https://georgdiez.substack.com/p/konstruktiver-pessimismus) — Georg Diez [de]
- 2026-09-10 14:40 UTC — [Germany’s mainstream parties are breaking down the AfD-firewall themselves](https://essentialeurope.substack.com/p/the-afd-firewall-is-crumbling-and) — Ruben Cober (Essential Europe) [en]
- 2026-09-11 00:38 UTC — [Alemania empieza a sanar del trauma del nazismo](https://www.elespanol.com/opinion/columnas/20260911/alemania-empieza-sanar-trauma-nazismo/1003744374578_12.html) — Víctor Núñez (El Español) [es]
- 2026-09-08 17:26 UTC — [La Germania e i suoi anticorpi](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_08/la-germania-e-i-suoi-anticorpi-8f51b0bb-eaef-4975-8558-8b4296ce1xlk.shtml) — Danilo Taino (Corriere della Sera) [it]
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- 2026-09-09 10:44 UTC — [Unshit the Zone](https://jagodamarinic.substack.com/p/unshit-the-zone) — Jagoda Marinić (Jagoda Marinić's Newsletter) [de]
- 2026-09-16 18:00 UTC — [After the poison of Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin election could be the antidote](https://euobserver.com/237763/after-the-poison-of-saxony-anhalt-berlin-election-could-be-the-antidote) — Matt Tempest (EUobserver) [en]
- 2026-09-10 14:02 UTC — [Forever Young. Да поговорим за възхода на „Алтернатива за Германия“](https://www.toest.bg/forever-young-da-pogovorim-za-vuzhoda-na-alternativa-za-germaniya) — Светла Енчева (Тоест) [bg]
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- 2026-09-11 12:59 UTC — [Chartbook 474: The state is the problem - the AfD’s anti-systemic diagnosis of contemporary Germany.](https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-474-the-state-is-the-problem) — Adam Tooze (Chartbook) [en]
- 2026-09-11 06:41 UTC — [Iulian Chifu: Dilema Europei. Îndiguire sau angajarea extremei? Cazul AfD](https://www.caleaeuropeana.ro/iulian-chifu-dilema-europei-indiguire-sau-angajarea-extremei-cazul-afd) — Iulian Chifu [ro]
- 2026-09-10 22:30 UTC — [Los monstruos acechan](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260911/11632213/monstruos-acechan.html) — Ramon Rovira (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-09-10 04:00 UTC — [Rosja, MAGA, Mitteleuropa. Dlaczego wschód Niemiec chce „odzachodnienia”?](https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/afd-wschod-niemiec-rosja-maga-mitteleuropa) — Michał Sutowski (Krytyka Polityczna) [pl]
- 2026-09-10 10:18 UTC — [Devin germanii din nou fasciști?](https://www.contributors.ro/devin-germanii-din-nou-fascisti) — Andreas Umland (Contributors.ro) [ro]
- 2026-09-09 13:00 UTC — [« Pour expliquer la poussée nationale-populiste dans le Land de Saxe-Anhalt, on aurait tort de sous-estimer le facteur démographique »](https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/09/09/pour-expliquer-la-poussee-nationale-populiste-dans-le-land-de-saxe-anhalt-on-aurait-tort-de-sous-estimer-le-facteur-demographique_6768907_3232.html) — Gilles Paris (Le Monde) [fr]
- 2026-09-14 09:18 UTC — [Woche(n) der Kanzlerdämmerung in Deutschland?](https://www.ruhrbarone.de/wochen-der-kanzlerdaemmerung-in-deutschland/266570) — Robin Patzwaldt (Ruhrbarone) [de]
- 2026-09-16 18:56 UTC — [Remigrazione (e sorrisi). Il marketing dell’AfD è un rischio per l’Europa](https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/commenti/remigrazione-e-sorrisi-il-marketing-dellafd-e-un-rischio-per-leuropa-lznfozbo) — Michela Ponzani (Domani) [it]
- 2026-09-11 17:16 UTC — [L'errore di svilire chi vota](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_11/l-errore-di-svilire-chi-vota-c490285f-0bba-49a4-860c-fa1acc0efxlk.shtml) — Goffredo Buccini (Corriere della Sera) [it]
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- 2026-09-09 08:39 UTC — [Liberalism needs a new philosophy of immigration](https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/liberalism-needs-a-new-philosophy) — Noah Smith (Noahpinion) [en]
- 2026-09-08 05:31 UTC — [Der AfD-Erfolg und die Zugewanderten: Migranten sollten keine Angst haben – sie müssen aber endlich etwas tun!](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/der-afd-erfolg-und-die-zugewanderten-migranten-mussen-jetzt-keine-angst-haben-sie-mussen-aber-endlich-mal-etwas-tun-16026614.html) — Asif Malik (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-09-12 17:20 UTC — [I cambiamenti politici non avvengono per caso](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_12/i-cambiamenti-politici-non-avvengono-per-caso-9bb497a4-3429-43db-9eed-6ecf08e65xlk.shtml) — Gabriella Greison (Corriere della Sera) [it]
- 2026-09-10 05:30 UTC — [Victoire de l’AfD, ingérences et « terrorisme d’Etat » : bienvenue dans la guerre tiède de Poutine](https://www.nouvelobs.com/edito/20260910.OBS118095/victoire-de-l-afd-ingerences-et-terrorisme-d-etat-bienvenue-dans-la-guerre-tiede-de-poutine.html) — Grégoire Leménager (L'Obs) [fr]
- 2026-09-09 03:21 UTC — [Neanche i cristiani votano più la Cdu](https://www.ilfoglio.it/editoriali/2026/09/09/news/neanche-i-cristiani-votano-piu-la-cdu--406947) — Redazione (Il Foglio) [it]
- 2026-09-14 17:00 UTC — [Recep Karagöz yazdı: Sandıktan çıkmak demokrat olmaya yeter mi?](https://medyascope.tv/2026/09/14/recep-karagoz-yazdi-sandiktan-cikmak-demokrat-olmaya-yeter-mi) — Recep Karagöz (Medyascope) [tr]
- 2026-09-12 07:33 UTC — [Γιατί ανεβαίνει η Άκρα Δεξιά;](https://www.tovima.gr/2026/09/12/opinions/giati-anevainei-i-akra-deksia) — Κολιαστάσης Πάνος (To Vima) [el]
- 2026-09-14 17:13 UTC — [How Germany’s far-right AfD is courting the voters it promises to deport](https://theconversation.com/how-germanys-far-right-afd-is-courting-the-voters-it-promises-to-deport-291807) — Deniz Torcu (The Conversation) [en]
- 2026-09-14 13:57 UTC — [Playing for time: How Europe’s rightward shift strengthens the Kremlin’s belief in victory](https://nestcentre.org/playing-for-time-how-europes-rightward-shift-strengthens-the-kremlins-belief-in-victory) — NEST Centre [en]
- 2026-09-12 02:00 UTC — [Friedrich Merz droht der AfD mit dem schärfsten Schwert der Demokratie – dieses ist es](https://www.freitag.de/autoren/wolfgangmichal/sachsen-anhalt-merz-droht-der-afd-mit-bundeszwang-warum-das-gefaehrlich-ist) — Wolfgang Michal (der Freitag) [de]
- 2026-09-14 02:41 UTC — [Marek A. Cichocki: Środkowoeuropejskie zarządzanie strachem](https://www.rp.pl/publicystyka/art45132571-marek-a-cichocki-srodkowoeuropejskie-zarzadzanie-strachem) — Marek A. Cichocki (Rzeczpospolita) [pl]
- 2026-09-16 16:03 UTC — [Could victory for the AfD spell the end of wind farms in Germany?](https://theconversation.com/could-victory-for-the-afd-spell-the-end-of-wind-farms-in-germany-291815) — Bastien Fond (The Conversation) [en]
- 2026-09-12 14:06 UTC — [Die CDU ringt mit der «Kanzlerkrise»](https://www.journal21.ch/artikel/die-cdu-ringt-mit-der-kanzlerkrise) — Thomas Burmeister (Journal 21) [de]
- 2026-09-16 05:01 UTC — [Anatomy of a Fall](https://nbarkin.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-a-fall) — Noah Barkin (Watching China in Europe) [en]
- 2026-09-16 03:30 UTC — [El debate \| ¿Sigue teniendo sentido el cordón sanitario a la extrema derecha?](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-09-16/el-debate-sigue-teniendo-sentido-el-cordon-sanitario-a-la-extrema-derecha.html) — Berna González Harbour,José Marcos García (El País) [es]
- 2026-09-08 18:00 UTC — [After Saxony-Anhalt, will Germany now consider banning the AfD?](https://euobserver.com/236197/will-germany-consider-banning-the-afd) — Wester van Gaal (EUobserver) [en]
- 2026-09-17 18:08 UTC — [L’Europa, la sinistra e l’effetto domino dell’onda nera](https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/commenti/estrema-destra-europa-afd-equilibri-politici-g0m69a1b) — Sara Gentile (Domani) [it]
- 2026-09-14 12:32 UTC — [Niemieccy biskupi potępiają neofaszyzm. Jak jest w Polsce?](https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/niemieccy-biskupi-potepiaja-neofaszyzm-jak-jest-w-polsce) — Artur Sporniak (Tygodnik Powszechny) [pl]
- 2026-09-11 22:30 UTC — [Quién paga el ‘win-win’](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260912/11632860/paga-win-win.html) — Marta Rebón (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-09-11 12:00 UTC — [Column In Europa 'Keep the Germans in' Nu de Amerikanen zich terugtrekken van het continent, en soms ronduit vijandig doen, komt de oude vraag terug die in het verleden vaak tot oorlogen heeft…](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/09/11/keep-the-germans-in-a4936384) — Caroline de Gruyter (NRC) [nl]
- 2026-09-08 06:54 UTC — [La vittoria dell’Afd in Germania è una sfida enorme per l’Europa](https://www.internazionale.it/opinione/pierre-haski/2026/09/08/vittoria-afd-germania-europa) — Pierre Haski (Internazionale) [it]
- 2026-09-09 19:53 UTC — [Il grande equivoco sull'Europa](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_09/il-grande-equivoco-sull-europa-f9f9af2e-7221-4dbc-922c-a2ebc1abfxlk.shtml) — Mario Monti (Corriere della Sera) [it]
- 2026-09-08 13:45 UTC — [Nie dla migracji, strefy euro i reparacji dla Polski. Wszystko, co musisz wiedzieć o programie AfD](https://klubjagiellonski.pl/2026/09/08/nie-dla-migracji-strefy-euro-i-reparacji-dla-polski-wszystko-co-musisz-wiedziec-o-programie-afd) — Klub Jagielloński [pl]
- 2026-09-09 05:30 UTC — ["Manfred, te equivocas” : el estado de la Unión que Europa necesita](https://lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/manfred-te-equivocas-el-estado-de) — David Carretta (La Matinal Europea) [es]
- 2026-09-09 09:30 UTC — [Lo de la cárcel de dos velocidades](http://ctxt.es/es/20260901/Politica/55131/Guillem-Martinez-procesando-el-yuyu-afd-alemania-audiencia-nacional-pedro-sanchez.htm) — Guillem Martínez (CTXT) [es]
- 2026-09-16 08:51 UTC — [Europa må velge mellom makt og avhengighet](https://agendamagasin.no/kommentarer/europa-ma-velge-mellom-makt-og-avhengighet) — Slavoj Žižek (Agenda Magasin) [no]
- 2026-09-09 16:02 UTC — [A Continent That Wants the World to Stay Home](https://nordicledger.substack.com/p/a-continent-that-wants-the-world) — Nordic Ledger by Mika Horelli (Nordic Ledger) [en]
- 2026-09-12 04:00 UTC — [Re-regulación](https://www.infolibre.es/opinion/plaza-publica/re-regulacion_129_2235936.html) — Miguel Lorente Acosta (infoLibre) [es]
- 2026-09-16 18:04 UTC — [Putin v Indii obhájil titul veľmajstra v prekrúcaní reality](https://www.tyzden.sk/nazory/139146/putin-v-indii-obhajil-titul-velmajstra-v-prekrucani-reality) — Tomáš Zálešák (.týždeň) [sk]
- 2026-09-11 08:38 UTC — [Warum der Osten mehr AfD wählt als der Westen](https://www.ruhrbarone.de/warum-der-osten-mehr-afd-waehlt-als-der-westen/266243) — Arnold Voss (Ruhrbarone) [de]
- 2026-09-10 09:16 UTC — [Verbieten statt besser werden: Die AfD und die Hilflosigkeit der Politik](https://www.ruhrbarone.de/verbieten-statt-besser-werden-die-afd-und-die-hilflosigkeit-der-politik/266113) — Robin Patzwaldt (Ruhrbarone) [de]
- 2026-09-08 16:23 UTC — [Zur Verantwortung der Wissenschaft im demokratischen Verfassungsstaat](https://verfassungsblog.de/zur-verantwortung-der-wissenschaft-im-demokratischen-verfassungsstaat) — Fabian Michl (Verfassungsblog) [de]
- 2026-09-09 11:01 UTC — [Ministerpräsident lässt sich zum Fraktionschef wählen: Mit diesem Manöver schadet Wahlverlierer Schulze seinem Land](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/ministerprasident-lasst-sich-zum-fraktionschef-wahlen-mit-diesem-manover-schadet-wahlverlierer-schulze-seinem-land-16032027.html) — Karin Christmann (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-09-14 17:02 UTC — [AfD riuscirà davvero a governare?](https://appunti.substack.com/p/afd-riuscira-davvero-a-governare) — Stefano Feltri (Appunti) [it]
- 2026-09-18 15:51 UTC — [Die CDU und ihre Annäherung an die AfD: Jetzt kommt es auf die Konservativen an](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/die-cdu-und-ihre-annaherung-an-die-afd-jetzt-kommt-es-auf-die-konservativen-an-16068737.html) — Sebastian Leber (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-09-17 14:10 UTC — [Sachsen-Anhalt: Der „Bundeszwang“ wird gegen die AfD nicht funktionieren](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/bundeszwang-afd-sachsen-anhalt-bundesregierung-kolumne-li.3547030) — Heribert Prantl (Süddeutsche Zeitung) [de]
- 2026-09-15 08:11 UTC — [Provokation wider den Rechtsstaat](https://verfassungsblog.de/buergerwacht-afd) — Friedemann Groth (Verfassungsblog) [de]
- 2026-09-18 20:32 UTC — [AfD και Σύνταγμα](https://www.tovima.gr/print/opinions/afd-kai-syntagma) — Βλαχόπουλος Σπύρος (To Vima) [el]
- 2026-09-15 18:04 UTC — [L’incerto futuro dei partiti](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_15/l-incerto-futuro-dei-partiti-07f5429b-a506-4017-88a0-487640743xlk.shtml) — Sabino Cassese (Corriere della Sera) [it]
- 2026-09-14 03:30 UTC — [Si ganase Le Pen](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-09-14/si-ganase-le-pen.html) — EL PAÍS (El País) [es]
- 2026-09-13 03:30 UTC — [El Supremo y la respetabilidad de Vox](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-09-13/el-supremo-y-la-respetabilidad-de-vox.html) — Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán (El País) [es]
- 2026-09-08 12:03 UTC — [Aria di 8 settembre](https://civati.substack.com/p/aria-di-8-settembre) — Giuseppe Civati [it]
- 2026-09-10 02:45 UTC — [L’intelligenza apocalittica, il premio di maggioranza, e la politica della roulette russa](https://www.linkiesta.it/2026/09/intelligenza-artificiale-ia-ai-apocalittica) — Christian Rocca (Linkiesta) [it]
- 2026-09-18 20:06 UTC — [Gli elettori che nessuno ascolta](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_18/gli-elettori-che-nessuno-ascolta-c4af1ee2-cda6-4b04-a65c-71510f782xlk.shtml) — Luciano Violante (Corriere della Sera) [it]
- 2026-09-08 11:24 UTC — [Äärioikeiston nousu tekee Euroopasta heikomman](https://www.soininvaara.fi/2026/09/08/aarioikeiston-nousu-tekee-euroopasta-heikomman) — Osmo Soininvaara [fi]
- 2026-09-08 15:43 UTC — [Reaktionen aus Tschechien: Das Bier, die Elbe und die AfD](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/wahl-sachsen-anhalt-2026-reaktionen-aus-tschechien-201205297.html) — Jaroslav Rudiš (FAZ) [de]
- 2026-09-17 10:05 UTC — [Κανονικότητα δίχως όρια](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1468942/kanonikotita-dihos-oria) — Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-09-09 20:22 UTC — [The Straits We’re In](https://claireberlinski.substack.com/p/the-straits-were-in) — Claire Berlinski (The Cosmopolitan Globalist) [en]
- 2026-09-12 18:49 UTC — [The Economist: Pravda a klamstvá o islame v Európe](https://www.tyzden.sk/the-economist/139024/the-economist-pravda-a-klamstva-o-islame-v-europe) — The Economist (.týždeň) [sk]
- 2026-09-08 13:25 UTC — [Überall nur „Flachzangen“?: Zur Ehrenrettung eines zwar bedingt einsetzbaren, aber zuverlässigen Werkzeugs](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/uberall-nur-flachzangen-zur-ehrenrettung-eines-zwar-bedingt-einsetzbaren-aber-zuverlassigen-werkzeugs-16030083.html) — Constanze Nauhaus (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-09-07 14:20 UTC — [Señal de alarma para las democracias](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-09-07/senal-de-alarma-para-las-democracias.html) — EL PAÍS (El País) [es]
- 2026-09-07 09:00 UTC — [44% - und jetzt? Das Anti-Ohnmachts-Framework](https://franzivonkempis.substack.com/p/44-und-jetzt-das-anti-ohnmachts-framework) — Franzi von Kempis (Adé AfD) [de]
- 2026-09-07 11:52 UTC — [Germany: why the AfD won in Saxony-Anhalt – and what happens next](https://theconversation.com/germany-why-the-afd-won-in-saxony-anhalt-and-what-happens-next-291309) — Ed Turner (The Conversation) [en]
- 2026-09-07 04:48 UTC — [La vittoria elettorale dell’Afd è un terremoto politico](https://www.internazionale.it/opinione/pierre-haski/2026/09/07/afd-vittoria-elettorale) — Pierre Haski (Internazionale) [it]
- 2026-09-07 12:36 UTC — [Nach dem Wahldebakel: Die Bundesregierung muss einen Neustart wagen](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/nach-dem-wahlsieg-der-afd-ein-neustart-fur-berlin-16025438.html) — Daniel Friedrich Sturm (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-09-07 14:42 UTC — [AfD is rising, but it can still be stopped](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/7/afd-is-rising-but-it-can-still-be-stopped) — Jan Eichhorn (Al Jazeera Opinion) [en]
- 2026-09-07 09:41 UTC — [Niemcy głosują przeciwko własnym elitom. Co zwycięstwo AfD oznacza dla Polski?](https://klubjagiellonski.pl/2026/09/07/niemcy-glosuja-przeciwko-wlasnym-elitom-co-zwyciestwo-afd-oznacza-dla-polski) — Klub Jagielloński [pl]
- 2026-09-13 22:00 UTC — [Had de anti-immigratiestem geen parlementaire vertegenwoordiging? Al sinds Pim Fortuyn gaat het nergens anders over](https://www.groene.nl/artikel/de-les-van-saksen-anhalt) — Merijn Oudenampsen (De Groene Amsterdammer) [nl]
- 2026-09-07 04:50 UTC — [The German far right is coming to power – with US and Russian support](https://davekeating.substack.com/p/the-german-far-right-is-coming-to) — Dave Keating (Gulf Stream Blues) [en]
- 2026-09-07 18:10 UTC — [Definition von Vaterland](https://www.journal21.ch/artikel/definition-von-vaterland) — Oliver Schulz (Journal 21) [de]
- 2026-09-07 05:30 UTC — [Alemania : el enfermo de la UE (otra vez)](https://lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/alemania-el-enfermo-de-la-ue-otra) — David Carretta (La Matinal Europea) [es]
- 2026-09-07 12:53 UTC — [Dämonisierung oder Normalisierung?](https://www.journal21.ch/artikel/daemonisierung-doch) — Daniel Woker (Journal 21) [de]
- 2026-09-07 06:32 UTC — [5 Lehren aus der Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt](https://www.geldfuerdiewelt.de/p/5-lehren-aus-der-wahl-in-sachsen) — Maurice Höfgen (Geld für die Welt) [de]
- 2026-09-07 13:52 UTC — [Точка неповернення. Що означає перемога ультраправих у Саксонії-Ангальт?](https://lb.ua/blog/bogdan_ferens/764320_tochka_nepovernennya_scho.html) — LB.ua [uk]
- 2026-09-07 11:28 UTC — [Alternative für Deutschland framstår som eit usårleg parti](https://agendamagasin.no/kommentarer/alternativ-fur-deutschland-framstar-som-eit-usarleg-parti) — Astrid S. Dypvik (Agenda Magasin) [no]
- 2026-09-07 15:02 UTC — [Merz, trapped in his own firewall](https://eurointelligence.substack.com/p/merz-trapped-in-his-own-firewall) — Eurointelligence [en]
- 2026-09-07 13:26 UTC — [Pressekonferenz von Friedrich Merz zur Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt - Was war das denn?](https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/pressekonferenz-friedrich-merz-sven-schulze-wahl-sachsen-anhalt) — Alexander Marguier (Cicero) [de]
- 2026-09-07 09:14 UTC — [Die Union nach der Sachsen-Anhalt-Wahl - Die CDU verliert Deutschland](https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/die-union-nach-der-sachsen-anhalt-wahl-die-cdu-verliert-deutschland) — Hugo Müller-Vogg (Cicero) [de]
- 2026-09-07 12:00 UTC — [Germany: AfD scores landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt](https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-09-07/germany-afd-scores-landslide-victory-saxony-anhalt) — Kamil Frymark (OSW Centre for Eastern Studies) [en]
- 2026-09-18 04:02 UTC — [Campact, die Grünen und das Astroturfing](https://www.ruhrbarone.de/campact-die-gruenen-und-das-astroturfing/266868) — Achim Chajim Hecht (Ruhrbarone) [de]
- 2026-09-11 09:40 UTC — [„Wir gegen die“ - Die Mitte ist kein Einheitsblock](https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/wir-gegen-die-die-mitte-ist-kein-einheitsblock) — Wolfgang Kubicki (Cicero) [de]
- 2026-09-09 02:50 UTC — [In difesa della storia, senza scordarsi della geografia](https://www.ilfoglio.it/rubriche/piccola-posta/2026/09/09/news/in-difesa-della-storia-senza-scordarsi-della-geografia--406891) — Adriano Sofri (Il Foglio) [it]
- 2026-09-16 04:00 UTC — [Una cura svedese per la Germania](https://www.ilfoglio.it/editoriali/2026/09/16/news/una-cura-svedese-per-la-germania--407618) — Redazione (Il Foglio) [it]
- 2026-09-12 17:29 UTC — [Alleanze politiche con il fiato corto](https://www.corriere.it/opinioni/26_settembre_12/ombre-russe-sulle-alleanze-italiane-c0422ab4-0108-4bba-b82a-7da33a7c1xlk.shtml) — Angelo Panebianco (Corriere della Sera) [it]
- 2026-09-19 18:06 UTC — [Hra o Nemecko je hrou o strednú a východnú Európu. O tom, kde stojí Ficova vláda, niet najmenších pochýb](https://www.tyzden.sk/nazory/139275/hra-o-nemecko-je-hrou-o-strednu-a-vychodnu-europu-o-tom-kde-stoji-ficova-vlada-niet-najmensich-pochyb) — Tomáš Zálešák (.týždeň) [sk]
- 2026-09-10 07:15 UTC — [Liebesgrüße aus Moskau: Putins Mann fürs Geschäft umwirbt die AfD](https://www.ruhrbarone.de/liebesgruesse-aus-moskau-putins-mann-fuers-geschaeft-umwirbt-die-afd/266023) — Peter Ansmann (Ruhrbarone) [de]
- 2026-09-14 20:09 UTC — [Esos hombres buenos fascistas](https://www.eldiario.es/opinion/zona-critica/hombres-buenos-fascistas_129_13508436.html) — Azahara Palomeque (eldiario.es) [es]
- 2026-09-12 11:00 UTC — [Πού είναι η έκπληξη;](https://www.tovima.gr/2026/09/12/opinions/pou-einai-i-ekpliksi) — Πρετεντέρης Γιάννης (To Vima) [el]
- 2026-09-18 10:17 UTC — [Ακροδεξιά: μπαμπούλας, ρεζέρβα ή και τα δύο;](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1469730/akrodexia-mpampoylas-rezerva-i-kai-ta-dyo) — Τάσος Ντάφλος (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-09-12 08:27 UTC — [Περι Ακροδεξιάς και άλλων δαιμονίων](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1465485/peri-akrodexias-kai-allon-daimonion) — Γιώργος Μαντενιώτης (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-09-14 02:45 UTC — [Le profezie degli hegeliani de’ noantri davanti al successo dell’AfD](https://www.linkiesta.it/2026/09/le-profezie-degli-hegeliani-de-noantri-davanti-al-successo-dellafd) — Carmelo Palma (Linkiesta) [it]
- 2026-09-13 13:06 UTC — [Mit einem Präsidenten Putin wären wohl viele froh, nicht nur in Sachsen-Anhalt \[premium\]](https://www.diepresse.com/41254352/mit-einem-praesidenten-putin-waeren-wohl-viele-froh-nicht-nur-in-sachsen-anhalt) — Sibylle Hamann (Die Presse) [de]
- 2026-09-12 06:30 UTC — [Protecting Europe’s Declining Industries Will Not Stop the Far Right](https://iepbu.substack.com/p/protecting-europes-declining-industries) — Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (IEP Bocconi) [en]
- 2026-09-11 19:00 UTC — [Germany’s Far Right, China, and Trump](https://prospect.org/2026/09/11/germanys-far-right-china-and-trump) — Robert Kuttner (The American Prospect) [en]
- 2026-09-16 04:22 UTC — [Die Gründe der AfD-Wähler: Das Blaue vom Himmel](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/wahl-sachsen-anhalt-2026-detlef-pollack-ueber-die-gruende-der-afd-waehler-accg-201215644.html) — Detlef Pollack (FAZ) [de]
- 2026-09-16 04:22 UTC — [Die Gründe der AfD-Wähler: Das Blaue vom Himmel](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/das-waren-die-gruende-der-afd-waehler-bei-der-wahl-in-sachsen-anhalt-2026-accg-201215644.html) — Detlef Pollack (FAZ) [de]
- 2026-09-15 03:20 UTC — [Das Urteil von Magdeburg über die Parteien der Mitte](https://www.diepresse.com/41262791/das-urteil-von-magdeburg-ueber-die-parteien-der-mitte) — Anna Vetter (Die Presse) [de]
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- 2026-09-17 15:15 UTC — [Polarisierung überwinden: Wie wäre es mit einer Versöhnungskommission in Sachsen-Anhalt?](https://www.freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/versoehnungskommission-in-sachsen-anhalt-wir-muessen-die-polarisierung-ueberwinden) — Daniel Kubiak und Mamad Mohamad (der Freitag) [de]
- 2026-09-08 22:30 UTC — [Por qué mis amigos votan a los ultras](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260909/11630138/mis-amigos-votan-ultras.html) — Fernando Hernández Valls (La Vanguardia) [es]
- 2026-09-15 03:30 UTC — [Es hora de construir los Estados Unidos de Europa](https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-09-15/es-hora-de-construir-los-estados-unidos-de-europa.html) — Romano Prodi,Josep Borrell (El País) [es]
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- 2026-09-18 07:49 UTC — [Israel would rather not watch NAZA](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/18/israel-would-rather-not-watch-naza) — Ori Goldberg (Al Jazeera Opinion) [en]
- 2026-09-17 14:57 UTC — [Debatte um israelischen Film NAZA - Von Vaterländern und anderen Verrätern](https://www.cicero.de/kultur/debatte-um-dokumentation-naza) — Ralf Hanselle (Cicero) [de]
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- 2026-09-08 21:30 UTC — [Vsak naslednji mirovni predlog je in bo bistveno slabši za Ukrajino](https://damijan.org/2026/09/08/vsak-naslednji-mirovni-predlog-je-in-bo-bistveno-slabsi-za-ukrajino) — Jože P. Damijan (Damijan blog) [sl]
- 2026-09-07 13:22 UTC — [Will Trump succeed in restarting Russia-Ukraine peace talks?](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/7/will-trump-succeed-in-restarting-russia-ukraine-peace-talks) — Leonid Ragozin (Al Jazeera Opinion) [en]
- 2026-09-07 10:30 UTC — [Far-Right Rise in Germany and Europe’s Unlearned Russian Lesson](https://yetkinreport.com/en/2026/09/07/far-right-rise-in-germany-and-europes-unlearned-russian-lesson) — Murat Yetkin (Yetkin Report) [en]
- 2026-09-14 11:53 UTC — [Leipzig was a warning shot. Here’s what real deterrence against Kremlin terror would look like](https://euobserver.com/237118/leipzig-was-a-warning-shot-heres-what-real-deterrence-against-kremlin-terror-would-look-like) — Edward Lucas (EUobserver) [en]
- 2026-09-10 02:45 UTC — [L’Europa non sa ancora difendersi dalle minacce ibride della Russia](https://www.linkiesta.it/2026/09/guerra-europa-minacce-ibride-nato-russia) — Alessandro Cappelli (Linkiesta) [it]
- 2026-09-16 10:01 UTC — [Die AfD, Putin und Sachsen-Anhalt - ein Szenario](https://philippsandmann.substack.com/p/die-afd-putin-und-sachsen-anhalt) — Philipp Sandmann (Gedanken aus Washington D.C.) [de]
- 2026-09-16 07:59 UTC — [Dronovi, dezinformacije i špijuni. Kako izgleda ruski hibridni rat?](https://ideje.hr/dronovi-dezinformacije-i-spijuni-kako-izgleda-ruski-hibridni-rat) — Ivan Fischer (Ideje.hr) [hr]
- 2026-09-18 07:47 UTC — [Germany is the Front Line of Russian Hybrid Attacks: What Comes Next?](https://icds.ee/en/germany-is-the-front-line-of-russian-hybrid-attacks-what-comes-next) — ICDS Estonia [en]
- 2026-09-18 06:59 UTC — [Iulian Chifu: ISW. Campania militară rusă împotriva Europei](https://www.caleaeuropeana.ro/iulian-chifu-isw-campania-militara-rusa-impotriva-europei) — Iulian Chifu [ro]
- 2026-09-16 14:35 UTC — [KOMMENTAR - Russland will Europa spalten – deshalb ist ein europäischer Sicherheitsrat eine gute Idee](https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/russland-eu-und-sicherheit-was-bringt-ein-europaeischer-sicherheitsrat-ld.10024053) — Jonas Roth (NZZ) [de]
- 2026-09-16 13:36 UTC — [Sme v nebezpečnej medzifáze medzi hybridnou vojnou a priamym konfliktom Ruska s NATO?](https://dennikn.sk/5562009/sme-v-nebezpecnej-medzifaze-medzi-hybridnou-vojnou-a-priamym-konfliktom-ruska-s-nato) — Petr Mlejnek (Denník N) [sk]
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- 2026-09-13 09:22 UTC — [Bundesregierung: Liebe Christdemokraten, was habt ihr eigentlich von Merz erwartet?](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/friedrich-merz-cdu-deutschland-autoritaetsverlust-kommentar-li.3546579) — Daniel Brössler (Süddeutsche Zeitung) [de]
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- 2026-09-15 14:11 UTC — [Spekulationen über Merz-Rücktritt: Ein Kanzlersturz hilft nicht aus der Krise](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/spekulationen-uber-merz-rucktritt-ein-kanzlersturz-hilft-nicht-aus-der-krise-16054353.html) — Christoph von Marschall (Tagesspiegel) [de]
- 2026-09-17 22:05 UTC — [Del 51 a pasar a ser el 28](https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20260918/11637571/51-pasar-28.html) — Jordi Juan Raja (La Vanguardia) [es]
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- 2026-09-16 11:45 UTC — [I fattori di classe che spiegano l'ascesa di AfD](https://www.limesonline.com/articoli/oltre-l-afd-la-vera-crisi-e-quella-del-sistema-22719287) — \[object Object\] (Limes) [it]
- 2026-09-14 12:39 UTC — [Sachsen-Anhalt: Das Kuscheln vieler Selbständiger mit der AfD könnte sich rächen](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/sachsen-anhalt-unternehmen-afd-protestwahl-folgen-kommentar-li.3547067) — Gunnar Herrmann (Süddeutsche Zeitung) [de]
- 2026-09-12 14:11 UTC — [Landtagswahl Sachsen-Anhalt: Ein Riss in Siegmunds freundlicher Fassade](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/afd-ulrich-siegmund-ruestung-abschiebung-kommentar-li.3546359) — Tim Frehler (Süddeutsche Zeitung) [de]
- 2026-09-12 21:26 UTC — [Zakaj trije največji / najbolj razvpiti razvijalci umetne inteligence pozivajo vlade naj jih zaščitijo pred njihovimi lastnimi produkti?](https://damijan.org/2026/09/12/zakaj-trije-najvecji-najbolj-razvpiti-razvijalci-umetne-inteligence-pozivajo-vlade-naj-jih-zascitijo-pred-njihovimi-lastnimi-produkti) — Jože P. Damijan (Damijan blog) [sl]
- 2026-09-15 13:10 UTC — [Rote und grüne Linien der Medienpolitik](https://verfassungsblog.de/verfassungsrecht-medien-staatsvertrag-kundigen-recht) — Hubertus Gersdorf (Verfassungsblog) [de]
- 2026-09-16 13:02 UTC — [Social-Media-Verbot: Seepferdchen im Haifischbecken](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/die-social-media-regeln-der-eu-muessen-verschaerft-werden-201232951.html) — Uwe Ebbinghaus (FAZ) [de]
- 2026-09-14 15:20 UTC — [Drohung mit Bundeszwang - Machterhalt um jeden Preis](https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/machterhalt-um-jeden-preis) — Volker Boehme-Neßler (Cicero) [de]
- 2026-09-11 10:23 UTC — [Ακροδεξιά απειλή](https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/1465061/akrodexia-apeili) — Μαρία Σαουλίδου (EfSyn) [el]
- 2026-09-10 04:00 UTC — [Vamos tarde](https://www.infolibre.es/opinion/columnas/pero-el-barrio-no-sale-de-una/tarde_129_2235931.html) — Lucía Mbomío (infoLibre) [es]
- 2026-09-11 12:36 UTC — [Die AfD und die Medien: Wenn Politiker den Journalisten sagen, was sie fragen sollen](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/afd-und-journalisten-wie-bjoern-hoecke-die-presse-behandelt-201215605.html) — Markus Wehner, Erfurt (FAZ) [de]
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