Just before we have another round of "OMFG the East Germans" worth being a more specific. Areas where AfD is heading to second party or largest party status are the MDR Länder of Thüringen, Sachsen Anhalt and Sachsen.
Dynamics in Brandenburg, McPom and East Berlin diverging now
Dynamics in Brandenburg, McPom and East Berlin diverging now
MDR is the regional public broadcaster (part of the ARD federation. Think of German public broadcasting as media Game of Thrones) in Thüringen, Sachsen and Sachsen Anhalt. In the 1990s its TV culture tended to reflect a blend of GDR nostalgia with Right CDU cultural conservatism
Drill down further, and you find substantial sub-regional variation within Sachsen, Sachsen Anhalt and Thüringen. The contrast between Leipzig and Dresden aka West Saxony and East Saxony is quite something. As is differences between Thüringen uni towns and other parts of the Land
A positive from this is that not even in Länder that once belonged to the GDR is AfD uniformly on the march. In some Länder and in some Landkreise it is even on the defensive.
The negative though is that in some Länder and Landkreise it is so big it becomes the establishment
The negative though is that in some Länder and Landkreise it is so big it becomes the establishment
See also the conceptual problems of the Westeros Theory of British politics that assumes there is a uniform NORTH where everyone shares the same values and outlook
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