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Buoyed by record polls that have placed it in second place nationally for several months, ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social-Democratic Party, the German far-right is showing its desire to govern.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which is surging in the polls, plans to hold a referendum on Germany’s exit from the European Union if it comes to power, its co-leader Alice Wedel said in an interview published Monday. “If reform is not possible, if we fail to rebuild the sovereignty of EU member states, then we must let the people decide, as the UK has done.“, declared Ms. Weidel at Financial Times. “We could hold a referendum on “Dexit” – Germany’s exit from the EU“, she added, ” greeted asA model for Germany» The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union after the 2016 referendum.
An AfD member is running for chancellor in 2025
Buoyed by record polls that have kept him in second place nationally (around 22%) for several months, ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social-Democratic Party and behind the conservatives, the German far-right is showing his desire to govern. The next legislative elections will take place in 2025 and the AfD will field a candidate for chancellor for the first time. The main parties, on the other hand, have refused to ally themselves and govern with this anti-EU and anti-immigration formation in the context of an ever-increasing fragmentation of the political landscape, involving the formation of coalitions at national and regional levels.
Huge demonstration against AfD
Three important regional elections will be held in September in the east of the country, and the AfD tops opinion polls with more than 30%. During its congress this summer, the AfD emphasized its eurosceptic beliefs in Germany where membership of the EU is supported by a majority of the population. Ms. The AfD has been in turmoil for ten days after it was revealed that some of its members, including a close friend of Weidel, recently discussed the mass expulsion of people of foreign origin during the identity rally Ultra. The revelation sent shockwaves through Germany, where massive demonstrations against the AfD, accused of being a threat to democracy, have been taking place across the country for several days.
