Germany’s far-right party, “Alternative for Germany (AfD),” is reaching all-time high approval rates in polls and is on its way to becoming the main opposition party. Meanwhile, they plan to deport millions. What’s happening in Germany? 🧵
Using populist rhetoric, the AfD, founded in 2013, has taken advantage of Germany’s economic disparity between the East and West, turning the former East German states into their stronghold and becoming a leading force against Germany’s failing government.
Recent federal election polls revealed a new record nationwide approval rate for the AfD of up to 24.5%. During Germany’s last federal election in September 2021, the AfD got only 10.3% of the vote. In just a few years, the AfD has become the country’s second most popular party.
On a local level, things look even worse. In five of Germany’s 16 states, the AfD has become the leading party. In three of those, state elections are upcoming this year.
While the AfD is reaching record approval rates, they are planning to deport millions of people based on racist criteria, including German citizens.
An undercover investigation by media company CORRECTIV revealed that, in November, a secret meeting by leading figures of Germany’s far-right was held in a hotel near Potsdam.
The meeting was attended not only by leading figures from the AfD and the fascist “Identitarian movement” but also by fraternity members, entrepreneurs, and two members of the CDU, Germany’s most popular and former ruling party.
With the AfD’s ever-growing popularity and federal elections upcoming next year, is history repeating itself?
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