The Guardian view on the rise of Germany’s AfD: mainstream parties must deliver a bolder response | Editorial

The Guardian view on the rise of Germany’s AfD: mainstream parties must deliver a bolder response | Editorial

The far right is close to winning a state election for the first time since the second world war. A different economic approach is needed to combat it The early autumn has become a time of foreboding and angst in German politics. In the eastern states that have become strongholds for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, it has regularly made headline-grabbing advances in September elections. Only the refusal of mainstream politicians to form coalitions with one of Europe’s ...

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