AfD Gains Test Germany’s Political Centre, Europe’s Right
- Despite winning 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt earlier this month, the AfD faces growing isolation from European far-right partners. France's National Rally, previously a close ally, has distanced itself from the German party.
- Fundamental foreign policy disagreements regarding Russia and Ukraine drive the rift. While other far-right parties support NATO, the AfD advocates lifting sanctions on Moscow and opposes sending weapons to Ukraine.
- "We do not consider them to be our allies in Germany," National Rally lawmaker Franck Allisio said. Analyst Roos noted the AfD has made no effort to purge extremist factions, unlike the National Rally.
- For party leader Marine, distancing herself is a calculated move to avoid political blowback ahead of 2027. Embracing the AfD carries significant costs for parties seeking to move from political margins into government.
- The AfD maintains a strong association with Trump and the MAGA movement, which has become increasingly unpopular in many European countries. This alignment positions the party as polarizing within the European Parliament.
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The great European reset has begun. Sovereignist or extreme-right parties are gaining ground in more and more countries. Some have already come to power. Others have won elections. And in key countries of the European Union, polls place them in the lead. The most recent example comes from Germany, where the far right AfD party has won the last regional elections and thus dethroned Chancellor Friedrich Merz' party. The historical influence of sov…
The ultra-right Alternative Party for Germany (AfD) faces scrutiny of the suitability of some of its potential new deputies, including a former Stasi officer – the secret police of the former German Democratic Republic (DRA) – and a former pornographic actor, a few days after his historic victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, reported The Guardian.
The rise of Alternative for Germany (AfD) is causing widespread alarm, even in unexpected areas: other far-right European parties.
Germany’s AfD is so extreme they are putting off other far-right parties
By Sophie Tanno, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The rise of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is causing widespread alarm, including in unexpected quarters – other far-right European parties. While the German party is winning record levels of support at home, some of its closest ideological allies elsewhere in Europe are keeping it at arm’s
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