French minister warns against normalizing far-right ideas after AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called on European democratic forces to prevent the normalization of far-right ideas following the far-right AfD party's decisive victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt regional elections. Barrot described the AfD's program as a "betrayal of the European spirit," citing historical revisionism and xenophobia, and argued that democratic and republican forces must not compromise with the far right, as history shows such compromises lead to ruin. He also urged politicians to address public anger and despair driving far-right support, citing humiliation and injustice, and noted that major democratic debates are beginning in France as a response to these societal grievances.