Why the AfD’s win in Germany is a victory for Trump’s plan to destabilize Europe
The far-right party had the backing of Elon Musk, who, along with other MAGA figures, has celebrated the historic results in Saxony-Anhalt
Young women are also moving closer to the far right, just more slowly than men
One analysis highlights a growing sense among women that the system no longer guarantees stability, and they associate feminism with the establishment
How the historical memory of Nazism (partly) explains the success of the far right in Germany and Austria
The former GDR, a stronghold of the AfD, and Vienna, where the extremists won in September, avoided taking responsibility for Nazi crimes as West Germany did
Conservative leader Merz only needs Social Democrats to form coalition in Germany
The final results spare the CDU from having to negotiate a three-party coalition with the Greens to leave out the far-right AfD, which came in second. The future chancellor says it is paramount to work on Europe’s ‘independence’ from the US
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