Germany's far-right AfD party is facing challenges ahead of the EU election due to top candidates trivializing Nazi crimes and being investigated for alleged ties to China and Russia. The party's focus on the Third Reich is causing a shift in Europe's far-right landscape, with some viewing it as a response to elite politics.
Far right AfD cracks Germany's post-Nazi firewalls with success in the east https://t.co/xLv6b8uyoQ https://t.co/t7sQDJZ43c
German voters aren't stupid. They know the AfD is an unpleasant, scandal-ridden bunch. But no other party dares to talk about Net Zero, migration or woke. It has become a weapon to hit back against the elites, says Sabine Beppler-Spahl https://t.co/OoKDsB6b44
The AfD’s obsession with the Third Reich is driving a realignment of Europe’s far right | Mariam Lau https://t.co/QgyEjEo0aQ
✍️ 'Europe’s fascist future awaits' | @DrThomasClausen https://t.co/YM69Pbl79O
Germany's far-right AfD party appears to be stumbling ahead of the EU election, as top candidates caused outrage by trivializing Nazi crimes and face investigation for alleged ties to China and Russia. https://t.co/iH7d9DFWyA