A candidate backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won Sunday’s municipal elections in the Saxony town of Pirna, securing a second local victory in as many months and confirming the party’s good momentum. The anti-war, anti-immigration party is already leading in voting intentions in three states.
According to official results, candidate Tim Lochner, who did not formally belong to the AfD but had the party’s support, was elected mayor of Pirna with 38.5% of the votes, beating CDU candidates in the second round with 31 percent of the votes. 4% and ultra-conservative free voters – 30.1%. During the election campaign, Lochner was criticized by rivals for citing the “great replacement” theory, which argues that Europe’s white population is being deliberately replaced by non-white immigrants.
Pirna became the second chamber won by the AfD this year, following a victory in July in the municipality of Ragun-Jößnitz in Upper Saxony. AfD co-chair Alice Weidel called the victory a “historic result” for the party founded a decade ago, which currently has around 20% of the vote nationally and is leading polls in the polling states of Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg. in September.
Author: Ricardo Ramos
Source: CM Jornal
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