
RDIF head Kirill Dmitriev on the social network X commented on the victory of the Alternative for Germany party in the elections in Saxony-Anhalt, calling it historic and ridiculing Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who, according to him, became a “star” after the defeat of the ruling coalition.
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The elections to the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt were held against the backdrop of the growing popularity of right-wing parties in Europe and criticism of Germany's governing coalition for its stance on Ukraine and energy.
The special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, the head of the RDIF, Kirill Dmitriev, on his page on the social network X, commented on the results of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the elections and spoke ironically about the current Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Dmitriev called the AfD's victory historic and noted that it was a humiliation for the arrogance, narrow-mindedness, warmongering and hypocrisy of the current German ruling coalition.
“The Germans have spoken, and Germany has awakened. The humiliated Merz has just become a star,” Dmitriev wrote with irony.
According to exit polls commissioned by the television channels ARD and ZDF, the AfD party confidently wins the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5 percent of the votes.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The AfD party will strengthen its influence at the federal level in Germany
Likely · Within months
Discussion on revising Germany's position on Ukraine and sanctions against Russia will intensify
Possible · Within weeks

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