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"Opinion polls and local election results currently make unhappy reading for
Germany’s government. In fact, the consistently strong performance of the
far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Europe’s largest member state (and
arguably the member state with the best reasons to ward off a far-right
challenge) is worrying for everyone.
The anti-immigration, climate sceptic AfD recently celebrated two significant
local election wins and has been polling ahead of the government in national
voter intention polls. This happened despite the fact that the German courts
have the whole party being monitored by the secret service on grounds of
suspected extremism.
AfD representatives have been tangled up with arguments about memorialising the
Holocaust on plenty of occasions and one former AfD lawmaker is currently in
custody on suspicion of taking part in a violent attempted coup.
Germany’s three-party government, made up of the SPD (social democrats, the
party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz), Greens and the FDP (a centre-right liberal
party) is undoubtedly unpopular. The most recent Deutschlandtrend poll (which
is based on fieldwork completed at the start of July) found that 77% of
respondents were “dissatisfied” with the government’s performance. Meanwhile,
national polls have, in recent weeks, consistently put the AfD in second
place."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
