The #AfD never was a protest party. It has a solid radical right-wing core voter base that it can rely on. 11% for a far-right party in Germany - that is still the bitter reality. #btw21 1/4
Around 80 AfD officials + employees move into the Bundestag, means:
➡️far-right structures continue to be supplied with posts, money and power.
➡️strong funding & expansion of far-right networks.
➡️AfD solidified as parliamentary arm of the "new" right
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➡️far-right structures continue to be supplied with posts, money and power.
➡️strong funding & expansion of far-right networks.
➡️AfD solidified as parliamentary arm of the "new" right
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The "new" right rejects a party system, but uses the #AfD to attack the liberal system on one front more. The AfD has long since perfected the original NPD concept with the new right:
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➡️Fight for the Minds (Institute for State Policy, Desiderius Erasmus Foundation)
➡️Fight for the streets (Pegida, #Querdenken, grassroot strategies)
➡️Fight for the Parliaments (AfD)
It remains the case that the #AfD is the successful version of #NPD.
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➡️Fight for the streets (Pegida, #Querdenken, grassroot strategies)
➡️Fight for the Parliaments (AfD)
It remains the case that the #AfD is the successful version of #NPD.
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