Amplifying AfD’s electoral success as a sign of a European turning point

What it claims

AfD’s polling result and campaign slogan are presented as the beginning of a broader political turning point in Europe. The posts focus on the party’s high figures and the prospect of governing alone in Saxony-Anhalt. Criticism of migration, energy and welfare policy is folded into a picture of an inevitable change of course.

Target audience

Examples (paraphrased)

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• AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt with 44.5 per cent support, while BSW has a chance of entering the state parliament.

  Radio Belarus — Polish service, 6 Sept 2026 · Archived copy

• The election in Saxony-Anhalt is set to begin a process after which anything becomes possible in Europe.

  Radio Belarus — Polish service, 6 Sept 2026 · Archived copy

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Goal

Encourage Polish nationalist-leaning and politically distrustful readers to see support for AfD as a model to follow and as proof that European unity is weakening.

Techniques used

• BandwagonAfD’s high figures in Saxony-Anhalt are presented as a signal that a political shift has already begun.
• Loaded LanguageCritics of current policy are framed through references to “open borders”, energy security and fair welfare rules.

The real grievance it exploits

The posts draw on anxieties about migration, energy prices and a sense that welfare policy is unfair. They concern German politics, but present these concerns in a way intended to resonate with Polish readers dissatisfied with European politics.

How to counter

• Technique exposure: A high result in one poll or regional election is not, by itself, evidence that all of Europe is changing direction. Check whether the message separates a local result from broad political conclusions.
• Prebunk: Before further regional elections, watch for messages that present a single poll, campaign slogan or exit poll as proof of an inevitable European turning point.

Sources (all time)

• Radio Belarus — Polish serviceTier 11,074 subscribers
  3 posts · 6 Sept 2026

  • 6 Sept · Archived copy
  • 6 Sept · t.me/radiobialorus/15436
  • 6 Sept · Archived copy