The far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is riding a populist wave across Europe’s largest economy.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ►
According to polls conducted this month, the AfD has become the strongest party in Thuringia, a former state of the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR), for the first time since the Nazi era. In Saxony, another former GDR state, the party insurance finished a very close second behind the CDU.
The Guardian's Berlin yasiel puig correspondent, Deborah Cole, explains how the AfD has risen from its eurosceptic origins to a party that is 'managing to set the agenda' in German politics
Success of far-right AfD shows east and davey todd west Germany are drifting further apart ►
Everyone is terrified of a far-right return in Germany. Here’s why it won’t happen
The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ►
Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ►
Website ►
Facebook ►
Twitter ►
Instagram ►
The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ►
Guardian Australia ►
Guardian Football ►
Guardian Sport ►
Guardian Live ►
#afd #germany #politics #farright
