
AfD Firewall Maybe Not Such a Good Idea, CDU Politicians Say
A growing number of CDU figures from Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg are publicly questioning the party’s official stance on the AfD.

A growing number of CDU figures from Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg are publicly questioning the party’s official stance on the AfD.

Municipal actions against the national populists continue in Dortmund, defying the district government.

According to polls, AfD is far ahead of the ruling CDU and the SPD in the two German federal states.

“It is already statistically proven that this wave of migration has fuelled crime. To deny that would be irresponsible.”

The result underscores mounting voter frustration with Germany’s traditional parties.

In a potential test case for other regions, an AfD mayoral candidate was barred from the election for, among other things, quoting Tolkien and admiring Wagner.

Sovereignty-first movements dominate the polls—but establishment parties are trying their best to keep them out of power.

The two populist forces could dramatically reshape regional governance.

While establishment parties continue to ostracize the party, only a third of the country supports the cordon sanitaire, with half wanting AfD to be treated as any other democratic party.
The CDU may be revising its tactics as giving in to leftist demands resulted in a significant drop of the party’s popularity.