德国天然气储备创历史新低 极右政党胜选引发全国抗议

德国天然气储备协会INES警告，截至9月初德国天然气储备仅占容量的53%，创过去15年同期最低纪录1。该协会指出，要满足正常冬季需求需将储备提升至77%，但在极端寒冷情况下这一水平仍可能不足1。由于俄罗斯和伊朗战争压低利润率，交易商缺乏储存天然气的经济动力1。

德国极右政党德国选择党在萨克森-安哈尔特州选举中取得历史性胜利，获得近44%的选票1。这一结果在德国全国引发大规模抗议活动，数千民众在柏林勃兰登堡门举行和平集会，表达对该党政策主张的反对2。示威者对德国选择党提出的大规模驱逐寻求庇护者、反对可再生能源和公共广播等政策表示担忧2。民调显示，47%的受访者反对与德国选择党合作组建州政府1。本月还将进行另外两场州选举，该党可能继续获胜2。

Germany's natural gas reserves have reached historically low levels as the country heads into winter, with storage capacity standing at just 53 percent as of early September—the lowest point for this time of year in the past 15 years, according to industry association INES 1. The organization warned that reserves need to reach 77 percent to meet demand during a normal winter, though even that threshold would prove insufficient during extreme cold weather 1. Traders have lacked economic incentive to store additional gas supplies due to compressed profit margins driven by conflicts involving Russia and Iran 1.

The energy concerns coincide with significant political upheaval following the far-right Alternative for Germany party's (AfD) electoral breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt, where it captured nearly 44 percent of votes 1. The victory prompted thousands of Germans to stage demonstrations at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, where protesters voiced opposition to the party's policies, including proposals for mass deportations of asylum seekers, hostility toward renewable energy, and cuts to public broadcasting support 2. A YouGov poll showed that 47 percent of respondents opposed any cooperation between other parties and the AfD in forming a state government 1, reflecting widespread concern about the party's influence as two additional state elections are scheduled for later in the month 2.