World reacts to AfD victory in east Germany state election

Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party“Congratulations, Alice Weidel and Ulrich Siegmund, on this spectacular result, which represents great hope for Germany and Europe,” Abascal wrote on X. “Germans are also increasingly opening their eyes to illegal and uncontrolled immigration, corruption and the appropriation of our freedom and identity. Siegmund proceeded to personally thank Musk on X for his “support” and “clear and highly important perspective” on the “political developments of our time”. Former Hungary Prime Minister Viktor OrbanEx-Prime Minister Viktor Orban called the win “a huge night for Germany and Europe,” and said that “this is just the beginning”. Former US Ambassador to Germany Richard GrenellGrenell described the victory as “a huge win and a new day for Germany”, in a statement on X. Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment FundDmitriev said Siegmund was the “voice of reason” in a post on X.