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AfD landslide in Saxony-Anhalt seen complicating Germany’s economic reforms

TradingView News reports Commerzbank’s Ralph Solveen says the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt landslide could increase pressure on Berlin and Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s leadership, complicating economic reforms.

The AfD landslide in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt will add further pressure on the national government in Berlin and on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's leadership, Commerzbank's Ralph Solveen said in a note. He said the weak performance by the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats is likely to make economic reform efforts more difficult.