Merkel's Refugee Policy: Afd Rise in Germany

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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The refugee crisis of 2015 was the rescue for the AfD. Also because the "ice princess" Angela Merkel changed her mind.

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ZDF-Doku shows how Merkel's refugee policy helped the AfD to revitalize in 2015 and split society.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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The documentary "AfD - Ascension in the Refugee Crisis" shows what the extreme right-wing party Angela Merkel and her "We do it." The AfD seems to be very strong. But is it? And where does its polling high lead?

zdfheute.de

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In just ten years, the AfD managed to save itself and instead become the strongest opposition party in the Bundestag. How the refugee crisis helped it.

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For a long time, the AfD hardly played a role in political Germany. Only with the refugee movement in 2015 did this change: a small Euro-critical party became a force with sharp slogans and clear demarcation against Angela Merkel's...