Far right and far left battle for power in polarised Berlin
The far-right party is campaigning on housing and migration as polls show 19% support in Berlin and the Linke warns the attack could boost AfD gains.
- In a significant shift, the Alternative for Germany topped polls for the first time in Berlin, scoring 19 percent in a recent Insa survey ahead of the September election.
- Berlin's working-class Marzahn district has become ground zero for this hard-right shift, where the AfD secured 31 percent in last year's national election amid growing support.
- Following a deadly attack, Elif Eralp, The Linke's top candidate, warned the AfD could exploit public anger after an attacker pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, killing one woman and injuring 30 others.
- Major parties maintain a "firewall" of non-cooperation against the AfD, though a leftist coalition of the Linke, Greens, and SPD remains a possible scenario for governing Berlin.
- The election serves as a battle for Berlin's identity, with parties debating the housing crisis as the AfD blames foreigners for the city's affordability challenges.
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Far right and far left battle for power in polarised Berlin
Far from the city's bohemian neighbourhoods with their hip clubs and trendy cafes -- areas which reliably vote for leftist and green parties -- this working-class district is Berlin's ground zero for a shift to the hard right. In last year's national election, the anti-immigration, anti-Islam and Moscow-friendly Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the polls with 31 percent in Marzahn, which is home to many Russian speakers. Ahead of September p…
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