Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame
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- NYT World·5h agoWith Messaging That Mirrors Putin’s, Germany’s Far-Right Party Gains Ground
Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.
Read at NYT World → - Bloomberg Opinion·11h agoGermany’s AfD Win Is Great News for Putin
To understand the geopolitical importance of last weekend’s election breakthrough for Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the small state of Saxony-Anhalt, pay attention to the apparently unrelated commentary from the Kremlin that emerged around it.
Read at Bloomberg Opinion → - Washington Post World·1d agoIsrael boosted Europe’s right wing — and recoils at German party’s gains
Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Holocaust, one Jewish group noted.
Read at Washington Post World → - India Today Top·2d agoHow charismatic victory of German far-right party AfD is a warning to Europe
How charismatic victory of German farright party AfD is a warning to Europe
Read at India Today Top → - Guardian World·2d agoEurope’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame
Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas The numbers speak for themselves: Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a party that dabbles in Nazi imagery, distinguishes between “biological” and “passport”…
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