Alternative for Germany has joined France's National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

Alternative for Germany has joined France’s National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

A poll Tuesday showed Alternative for Germany — which is under surveillance by the country’s intelligence services over suspected extremism — is now the most favored by voters. The survey by broadcaster RTL put the AfD at 26%, ahead of the ruling Christian Democrats at 24%.

This is a high watermark for the European far right, a once fringe movement whose virulently anti-immigration, anti-Islam and culture-war politics were shunned by the mainstream just a decade ago.

Today, these parties have developed deep ties with President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who openly cite nationalists such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as inspirations on policy and tactics.

  • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    2 days ago

    No, they promise the world and then shit in your mouth. These people are being duped.

    • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
      10·
      2 days ago

      People are getting shit on ny the current parties as well. Prisoners don’t riot because they think they will get out of jail, they riot to get even with their keeps that have been fucking them over. All the status quo parties in Europe/the West are responsible for the current mess we are in and people know it.

    • BestBouclettes@jlai.luEnglish
      15·
      2 days ago

      They definitely are, “strangely enough”, it follows trends of cost cutting measures on education that have been happening in the last few decades.