The Slovak Prime Minister, Robert Fico, warned this Monday that "Germany does not make small mistakes," in light of the victory of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the elections of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and expressed his fear that a declaration of war against Russia might be used as a way to cover up the failure of traditional parties.
"I have a wish: that this result in the German regional elections does not lead to offering a war with Russia as the only way to cover up the defeat of the ruling parties," Fico stated, according to the Slovak press. "Because as the old saying goes, Germany does not make small mistakes," he added.
In Fico's view, the triumph of AfD responds to a legitimate decision of the German electorate and represents a direct message to the parties that, in his opinion, have implemented misguided policies in migration, in the war, and in the competitiveness of the European economy. This "failure" of traditional parties, he warned, could lead to an additional deterioration of relations with Russia.
"The German voter has rewarded a party, AfD, with a significant victory in a regional democratic election. It is a sovereign decision of the voter in a sovereign country and therefore it is inappropriate to comment on the electoral results as if it were the end of democracy or something terrifying," he argued.
In contrast to those who present the advance of AfD as a direct threat to the system, Fico interprets what happened as a response to the line followed by traditional forces. "In general, traditional parties have failed in immigration, they support wars militantly and do not want to admit the threat that European climate policy poses to competitiveness. They lose and are replaced by other parties that offer simple solutions, but solutions," he added in a message on social media.
AfD has won the regional elections held this Sunday in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, although without gathering the necessary support to form a government alone. The party obtained 43.8% of the votes and 39 seats, three less than required for an absolute majority. Behind them are the CDU (17%); the SPD (9.3%); the Greens (8.9%); The Left (8.6%) and the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (5.3%).