
“Stop AfD at Any Cost”: Rule of Law Takes a Back Seat in Germany
Critics note that the elite’s actions “will come back to haunt them.”

Critics note that the elite’s actions “will come back to haunt them.”

The CDU victory and AfD’s historic 19.5% are set to alter the political balance in western Germany.

The right-wing populist party is predicted to garner 20%, amid a dispute with the CDU in Germany and in the European Parliament over migration policy.

The Green-led ministry in Rhineland-Palatinate has sought to normalise large numbers of unexplained absences from the asylum system.

Police have arrested a 29-year-old suspect in Kusel, with further investigations imminent.

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.

The German right-wing populist party saw the highest membership growth in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2024.

AfD members in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate can no longer be excluded from teaching or policing roles, after the state walked back its proposed restrictions.