Far Right Tide Sweeps German States: Photography Has Nothing to Say About It (Yet) The recent electoral setbacks for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania and Saxony Anhalt have raised alarm among observers, with the rise of the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party sparking questions about the state of politics in Europe.
As a photography enthusiast, I'm inclined to ponder what this means for our collective understanding of representation and image making.
The AfD's victory in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania marks its second first place finish in a German state election this month, with preliminary results showing it secured 38. 3 percent of the vote.