The extreme right -wing party in Germany is preparing for a peak achievement

An alternative to Germany was established in 2013 following the criticism of Germany for supporting the weaker countries in the EU, anger at the surrounding immigration policy and dissatisfaction with the existing government. Although she immediately became assigned by the rest of the parties, who pledged to establish “wall in a way” and confiscated it, it increased the basis of its supporters consistently over a decade.

At the same time as its strengthening, the party has changed several leaders over the past decade, becoming more and more extreme. German intelligence examines the party on suspicion of prohibited activity, and parts of it are officially defined as “extreme right -wing movements”.

Officially, AFD is trying to disengage from Nazism, but prominent figures have provided dark statements. Bjorn Huku, a particularly extreme member of the party, was fined by the German court for using the “everything for Germany” slogan, associated with the Nazi party and underpinned by Hitler’s soldiers. At another incident, he said Germany should stop atonement for the Nazi crimes. One of the party’s founders said “Hitler and the Nazis are only bird fertilization in more than 1,000 years of a prosperous German history,” and that the Germans must be proud of the achievements of the German warriors in World War II. “

Party leader Alice Weidel refused to shake off from Hawk and even said she would give him her cabinet if she won the election. Weidel’s grandfather was a member of the Nazi party and served as a military judge in Warsaw, and in another context she criticized that she lives most of the time outside the country with her partner, even though she represents a district in the House of Representatives in Germany.

Although AFD’s chances will be part of the German coalition after the upcoming elections are slim, it is expected to conquer another record and approach the creation of the “form of the form of the form”. In the current campaign, the party calls for “re -immigration” of illegal immigrants out of Germany, the cessation of aid to Ukraine and the removal of the sanctions from Russia, weaken the contacts with the EU and a stubborn struggle in Islam, which the party said in the past that “there is no room for Islam in Germany. To our company and values. “

The party also received international support-Last week, US Vice President Jay Di and Run met with party leader Alice Weidel in Munich, and billionaire Elon Musk said “just AFD can save Germany.” President Trump himself invited one of my leaders The Party for Dummia – while the incumbent Chancellor Olaf Schultz was not invited.

“One of the major dramatic questions in these elections is how conservative political forces will keep the wall against an alternative to Germany. This is a key issue. Because of Germany’s unique history, the AFD is considered outside the legitimate borders – but as they strengthen the temptation to cooperate with them,” Gadron explains.

Only @AfD can save Germany https://t.co/8ZrHWepINx

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 9, 2025

A wave of populist right -handed

Germany is far from being alone, and the owner of the AFD party can be seen as part of a much wider discover of the rise in populist right in Europe. In Hungary, Victor Urban’s ruling party enacted anti-LGBT laws and restrictive communication, academy and opposition, in Italy, the government has pledged to fight the immigration waves, in Finland, the votes are raised from the union and in the United Kingdom the right-wing party for Britain.

Gadron explains the reasons behind the rise of the populist right in Europe: “There is a forceps of economic issues and cultural issues, which together create a large political tension that leads to support for a populist right-wing parties. . In the cultural aspect, there is Satisfaction with the EU’s immigration and functioning and its involvement in internal politics. “

“There are differences between the populist right -wing parties, along with joint factors. As far as the populist parties, they argue against the elites and the” real people “, and opposition to immigration and appeal some of the usual perceptions of liberal democracy are another common denominator between these parties,” he adds.

It should be emphasized that the rise in populist right is also outside Europe – with the highlight being Trump’s victory in the United States elections. In the past year, which was a record year in terms of the number of countries that existed, the populist wave continued to strengthen. “In 2024, this trend of populist right-wing, which began in the 1990s and rose to headlines in 2016, culminates in elections in the United States,” Gadron concludes.