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Surging left-wing party challenges politics-as-usual in Germany

LEIPZIG, Germany — The rise of the far right has hit German politics like an earthquake — especially in the former Communist East Germany and among voters under 60. But in the gritty Connewitz ...
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Germany's AfD: The new neoliberal workers' party?

Workers in Germany are increasingly voting for the far-right populist Alternative for Germany party (AfD). Yet the party's platform is not particularly worker-friendly.The state election in ...
The New York Times

German Leaders, Undercutting the Far Right, Are Leaning on the Far Left

Germany’s centrist establishment has long scorned the far left, but it is increasingly reliant on leftists to outmaneuver the far right in crucial votes in Parliament. By Clay Risen Reporting from ...
The New York Times

In Some Areas of Germany, the Far Right Is Part of the Fabric

The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, is shunned in federal politics but is a regional force. This fall, it could win broader power for the first time. Three AfD representatives — Christian ...