Head of European diplomacy Kaya Kallas expressed concern about the AfD's victory in Saxony

The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, reacted emotionally to the victory of the opposition right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the elections in Saxony. Her words are quoted by the Lithuanian portal LRT.

"I'm just afraid that we might wake up in a situation where we haven't done enough to prevent threats and protect ourselves. But of course, German citizens themselves, as a democratic country, must make their own choices," she said after a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.

Kallas complained that those parties that ignore her warnings about the alleged Russian threat are only strengthening their positions.

“At the same time, parties that, in a sense, are blind to this (allegedly Russian - editor’s note) threat and say that we should not do anything about it because it is none of our business, are strengthening their positions,” the head of European diplomacy complained.

In the elections to the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt on September 6, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won with 43.8% of the votes, and the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which relied on increased military spending, received 17.2%.