These are bewildering times for democracy.
In September, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) could win a majority of seats in the parliament of Sachsen-Anhalt and form the first government in a German state.
It would not only rule a state, but it would gain a foothold in Germany’s federal system, as the Länder [federal states] are deeply entrenched in governing the whole country.
In the US the Trump administration keeps marching to a semi-authoritarian form of government and in Russia the Kremlin fears the upcoming elections – not because it would ever allow free elections, but because in the face of discontent, a rigged election is harder to disguise.
In Hungary, Peter Magyar’s majority does many things that look uncomfortably similar to what Viktor Orbán did.
