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Germany's far-right AfD party gains momentum ahead of regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is poised to win the most votes in upcoming state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, Germany, a development that could have significant implications for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government in Berlin. The AfD's rise in popularity has been particularly notable in eastern Germany, where some voters see the party as a chance for change. However, others, including refugees, are concerned about the party's ideology and potential impact on the country's politics. The elections are seen as a key test for the AfD, which has been gaining momentum in recent years.

  1. DE
    Björn Höcke
    Alternative for Germany
    1. Our freedoms are being increasingly restricted because people are being allowed into the country who don't fit in.
  2. DE
    Vivien Rottstedt
    Alternative for Germany
    1. People from eastern Germany know exactly what it's like when you're no longer allowed to express your own opinion.
    2. The people who live here have already experienced what it is like when the government starts to interfere too much.
  3. DE
    Sahra Wagenknecht
    Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
    1. The state elections ... have the potential to trigger an earthquake in Berlin.
  4. DE
    Levi Schlegtendal
    Social Democratic Party
    1. It's new to Germany that we have that three-party coalition and it hurts a lot when you have a lot of disputes.
  5. DE
    Frank-Walter Steinmeier
    Social Democratic Party
    1. Fanatical Islamists want to destroy what we love: our open society, our way of life, our community, our freedom.
  6. DE
    Hans Vorländer
    Dresden University of Technology
    1. Scholz had great successes in the 2021 election in eastern Germany.
    2. If they fail to make it into the parliaments now … I'm sure within the SPD there will be questions about Scholz's leadership ability and the next candidacy for chancellor.
    3. There are some anti-American attitudes, and there are still resistance reflexes to anything that comes from 'the West'.
    4. Sahra Wagenknecht is a cult figure in eastern Germany. She leads the party autocratically, and she is a focus of the yearning for authority and leadership in the east.
    5. A lot of people in eastern Germany have inherited a skepticism and rejection from GDR times against NATO.
  7. DE
    André Brodocz
    University of Erfurt
    1. The AfD has built up a core base [in the east] that now votes for it out of conviction, not just owing to frustration with the other parties.
  8. TR
    Özgür Özvatan
    Humboldt University
    1. The AfD has learned how to connect with specific target groups on the new social media platforms. It has understood very well that 'recommendation algorithms' enable almost contradictory positions to be simultaneously spread in this social media world. Above all, there is a structural competitive advantage for anti-democratic parties: abbreviated and false content has a higher potential for virulence.

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sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.DW News
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.Le Monde
  6. 6.The Times
  7. 7.Daily Sabah
  8. 8.Al Jazeera
  9. 9.South China Morning Post
  10. 10.Agence France-Presse
  11. 11.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Immigration to Europe
  3. 3.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
  4. 4.European Energy Market
  5. 5.Scholz Coalition in Germany
  6. 6.Terrorist Attacks in Europe
  7. 7.Schengen Area
  8. 8.Common Agricultural Policy

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.Russian FederationRU
  3. 3.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  4. 4.TurkeyTR
  5. 5.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  6. 6.UkraineUA
  7. 7.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Alternative for GermanyDE
  2. 2.Social Democratic Party
  3. 3.Die Linke
  4. 4.Green Party
  5. 5.Bündnis Sahra WagenknechtDE
  6. 6.Christian Democratic Union
  7. 7.Free Democratic PartyDE
  8. 8.Thuringian
  9. 9.EU Parliament
  10. 10.Islamic State
  11. 11.BSW
  12. 12.Communist Party

persons

  1. 1.Olaf ScholzDE
  2. 2.Nour Al ZoubiDE
  3. 3.Björn HöckeDE
  4. 4.Alice WeidelDE
  5. 5.Sahra WagenknechtDE
  6. 6.Frank-Walter SteinmeierDE
  7. 7.Gerhard Schroder
  8. 8.Naila KieselDE
  9. 9.Sandra PagelDE
  10. 10.André BrodoczDE
  11. 11.Angela MerkelDE
  12. 12.Bodo Ramelow

technicals

  1. 1.Nazism
  2. 2.Islam
  3. 3.Holocaust
  4. 4.World War II
  5. 5.Gera's Integration Prize
  6. 6.Judaism
  7. 7.Simson S50
  8. 8.Stasi
Germany's far-right AfD party gains momentum ahead of regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse