State far‑right majorities bypass safeguards

A single‑party majority for a far‑right force at the subnational level can neutralize procedural or coalition‑based brakes that once contained them, making formal legal or administrative barriers ineffective and allowing rapid policy and institutional changes. Polls showing the AfD on the brink of such a majority in Sachsen‑Anhalt illustrate how regional elections can flip control and create momentum for further breakthroughs elsewhere. — If true, this dynamic would shift the debate from whether to exclude the far right to how democratic institutions respond when exclusion is electorally impossible, with consequences for governance, rule of law, and national politics.