Anti-globalist nationalist-populist parties from the Right (AfD) and the Left (BSW) cleaned up in Germany’s regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony on Sunday, reflecting the discontent voters feel towards the current center-left governing parties. The results are a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle between Germany’s ruling elites and the people—something that is playing out in similar ways across the Continent.
While the media would like to characterize these elections along Right/Left—or East/West—lines, the truth is that these elections reflect the divide between the elites and ordinary people.
