Alternative for Germany has joined France's National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

Alternative for Germany has joined France’s National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

A poll Tuesday showed Alternative for Germany — which is under surveillance by the country’s intelligence services over suspected extremism — is now the most favored by voters. The survey by broadcaster RTL put the AfD at 26%, ahead of the ruling Christian Democrats at 24%.

This is a high watermark for the European far right, a once fringe movement whose virulently anti-immigration, anti-Islam and culture-war politics were shunned by the mainstream just a decade ago.

Today, these parties have developed deep ties with President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who openly cite nationalists such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as inspirations on policy and tactics.

  • Meursault@lemmy.worldEnglish
    242·
    17 days ago

    This is bewildering. As an American citizen who has no idea how the actual fuck we wound up with another Trump presidency, all I have to say is, if you live in any other country and think the answer is to import this bullshit into your own country, I have no sympathy for you.

    • OutsiderInside@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      16 days ago

      Social media plays a big role in this. People have been inoculated with a state of mind that allows this kind of ideas to succeed.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      5·
      17 days ago

      election was rigged like 3 times, plus Dems wont do anything, they are afraid of being labed the riggers by the conservative. at least the old guard is very complicit with the gop(they benefit from his tax cuts, and many are Dinos themselves)

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      17 days ago

      As an American citizen who has no idea how the actual fuck we wound up with another Trump presidency,

      I can help you, here.

      We skipped the primary and coronated Liz Cheney as our party leader.

    • FarraigePlaisteaċ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      17 days ago

      That’s the thing. We have a foresight Americans don’t necessarily have and we’re still making a mess. It’s an even more damming reflection of our society.