EU backs tough new migration rules, shifting right
NGOs see the pact as pandering to the far-right.
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NGOs see the pact as pandering to the far-right.
(Bloomberg) -- Voter support for Germany’s far-right AfD is at its lowest since July, continuing a slow downward trend since a “re-migration” plan with Nazi echoes was recently uncovered, triggering mass protests.Most Read from BloombergMusk Took Drugs With Some Tesla Board Members, WSJ SaysIraq Says 16 Killed in US Strikes, Calls Security Risk GraveBiden Swipes at Trump’s Personality in ‘Weirdest Campaign’ YetJapan Assures Fans Taylor Swift Can Make It to the Super BowlThe Alternative für Deuts
Hundreds of thousands of people marched against the AfD in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday after revelations of its meeting with Nazis
The newest party in the German political landscape, the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), is gaining support, with a 6% approval rating nationwide, according to the latest opinion poll on Friday. That is an increase of 2% for the party that was established by Sarah Wagenknecht, a former leader of Die Linke (The Left), who split from her party to form the BSW. The BSW combines left–wing social policy with an anti-immigrant stance and criticism of the European Union. The results mean that
Germany's far-right AfD party loss in a regional run-off when the CDU's Christian Herrgott won against Uwe Thrum following the mass deportation controversy.