Merkel e „pur și simplu șocată” după victoria AfD: „Inima îmi sângerează!” / „Dacă permitem ca emoţiile să prevaleze în faţa faptelor, vom suferi un regres al civilizaţiei"

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed shock at the far-right AfD party's significant victory in Saxony-Anhalt elections, calling it a turning point for Germany. She criticized the isolation strategy against AfD, suggesting that parties should focus on presenting their own programs convincingly instead. Merkel emphasized the importance of addressing both emotions and facts in political discourse, warning against allowing emotions to overshadow factual arguments. The AfD secured 43.8% of the votes, compared to 17.2% for Merkel's CDU party.