Germany's memory politics face a test as AfD eyes Saxony-Anhalt power
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Polls show the far-right AfD leading in Saxony-Anhalt, pushing a Patriotic shift that would reshape education, culture and public memorials while downplaying Germany's Nazi past. Critics warn of revisionism echoing National Socialism; a victory could make Saxony-Anhalt the first major far-right governance in postwar Germany and test the country’s memory culture.
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