Is the AfD a threat to Germany? Mehdi Hasan & Maximilian Krah
- Head to HeadRunning on an anti-immigration, pro-deportation platform, the German far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) became the second-largest party in parliament last year and is polling first in 2026.
- Critics see the AfD’s rise as a threat to Germany’s multicultural democracy and to the future of the European Union – accusations the AfD rejects.
- Mainstream parties have so far kept it out of government by maintaining a “firewall” of noncooperation, but will it hold?
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- Head to HeadRunning on an anti-immigration, pro-deportation platform, the German far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) became the second-largest party in parliament last year and is polling first in 2026.
- Critics see the AfD’s rise as a threat to Germany’s multicultural democracy and to the future of the European Union – accusations the AfD rejects.
- Mainstream parties have so far kept it out of government by maintaining a “firewall” of noncooperation, but will it hold?
Sources: Al Jazeera