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Russia.
Something common among the rising rightwingers is a "Stop punishing poor Russia!". The AfD in Saxony Anhalt and Meklenburg-Vorpommern for example are very heavy on "give us back the cheap Russian oil and gas!"
I actually hope that the AfD will somehow rule Saxony Anhalt - it would little damage, as it is an irrelevant backwater state, but it would show that they cannot put their election promises in reality. That would either violate the Grundgesetz (Constitution), violate federal law, require gift showers from the federal government, or plain and simple miracles like raining money. Or even several of those points at once.
Be careful what you wish for. Saxony Anhalt may be one of the more irrelevant states demographically, but they are still part of the the Bundesrat and other institutions, meaning having access to sensible and secret information. There is the fear of Saxony Anhalt sharing secret defense plans with Russia.
If the AfD leadership is not totally stupid (and unfortunately there some smart strategists) then they try to not do too much shit in a state government, gaining the trust of the people. Even in this moment they act as a normal, bourgeois party.
Also never fortgetthi: Trump has been elected twice.
Whether liberal or conservative, you can always trust Westerners to blame their problems on evil foreigners.