Germany: the AfD achieves its best ever score in Saxony-Anhalt; a French legionnaire escapes from his captors in Colombia
Quick Look
- In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD obtained nearly 45% of the votes in the regional elections, its best ever score.
- In Colombia, French legionnaire José Olger Melo Charry escaped from his FARC dissident captors and reached a police station on his own.
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Why It Matters
The AfD, a far-right party created in 2013, was credited with more than 40% in polls in Saxony-Anhalt, a state of the former GDR. José Olger Melo Charry, a French legionnaire, was detained for several days by FARC dissidents in Colombia before escaping.
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Germany: in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD achieves the best score in its history in a regional election
In this former GDR Land, the far-right party created in 2013 was credited with more than 40% in the polls. According to initial estimates, he would have obtained nearly 45% of the votes.
Colombia: French Foreign Legion soldier “is doing well” after escaping his captors
José Olger Melo Charry managed to escape after being detained for several days by FARC dissidents in Nariño, and reached a police station on his own, says the newspaper El Tiempo.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
AfD could influence coalition negotiations at German federal level
Possible · Within weeks
Colombian authorities could intensify operations against FARC dissidents in Nariño
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What impact will the AfD's score have on German federal politics?
- What were the demands of the legionnaire's captors in Colombia?
- Will the French legionnaire be repatriated or will he remain stationed in Colombia?
