Sikorski warns of risks from AfD’s growing strength for Germany’s security
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that growing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany could turn Berlin’s military buildup into a risk to Europe’s security. At the same time, Warsaw supports strengthening the German army, Politico Europe reports.
Election in Saxony-Anhalt
In the election in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD won a record 43.8% of the vote, more than doubling its 2021 result. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union received 17.2% — the party’s worst result in this eastern state.
In an interview with Handelsblatt, Sikorski said Poland wants to see Germany as a strong state playing an important role in ensuring common security under democratic leadership. At the same time, he warned of the consequences of Germany’s rearmament if a far-right pro-Russian party gains power in the country.
After the election, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that in Poland, only idiots or traitors could be happy about the AfD’s victory.
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Rearmament and the AfD’s position
At the beginning of his term in 2025, Merz promised to turn the Bundeswehr into the strongest conventional army in Europe. Last year, Germany spent $114 billion on military needs — almost as much as France and Poland combined — and plans to increase spending further.
Berlin also plans to spend nearly €12 billion on long-range weapons capable of striking military targets hundreds or thousands of kilometers away. This is part of Germany’s efforts to deter the aggressor state Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The AfD faction in the Bundestag called for ending supplies of German weapons to Ukraine and easing sanctions against Russia as part of peace negotiations. At the federal level, the party remains in opposition: Germany’s main political forces currently refuse to cooperate with it.
