Germany's far right

bluethrunthru said:
I assume in all these elections the EU one's were not well utilised like when we had them and the turnout was like those for a PCC vote is now. If the young are responsible for what happened its up to all the parties to get the older voters out in their GE's - they may still lose but it could be by a much finer margin
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Pretty much. The European elections tend to bring out the ideologically committed and protest votes. The AfD has been trending downwards in national polling last few months - 16% is what they got today and that’s around their current national polling level. The current Govt coalition got a real kicking though.
 
BobKowalski said:
Pretty much. The European elections tend to bring out the ideologically committed and protest votes. The AfD has been trending downwards in national polling last few months - 16% is what they got today and that’s around their current national polling level. The current Govt coalition got a real kicking though.
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which is funny coz all the usual suspects on X are trailing it as " change is coming" ignoring the fact we are about to elect a left wing administration and a right wing EU would like as not ignore us as we were "going the wrong way". They get a semi on for the slightest thing whilst being incapable to zoom out for the wider picture
 
bluethrunthru said:
which is funny coz all the usual suspects on X are trailing it as " change is coming" ignoring the fact we are about to elect a left wing administration and a right wing EU would like as not ignore us as we were "going the wrong way". They get a semi on for the slightest thing whilst being incapable to zoom out for the wider picture
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It’s the same with the traditional anglo-centric media who are largely clueless about European politics. The new EU Parliament will likely be constituted the same as the old EU Parliament bar a handful of seats. It’s 27 countries voting, not just 2 or 3 and some Eastern European countries have handed gains to the centre-left. Vox in Spain gained a seat, but their voting share fell from the 2019 election. As always with 27 countries voting it’s a mixed bag. But, as already said, it’s likely nothing will actually change based on projections.
 
www.politico.eu

German far right set for first major electoral victory since World War II

The far-right Alternative for Germany appeared set to win an election in the eastern German state of Thuringia and is running a close second in Saxony, according to initial forecasts.
www.politico.eu www.politico.eu



www.theguardian.com

The trial of Björn Höcke, the ‘real boss’ of Germany’s far right

The long read: As leader of the AfD’s most radical faction, he is infamous in Germany and his critics have long accused him of using language that echoes the Nazis. This year, a court put that question to the test
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
This BSW party is odd. Named after someone of Iranian descent called Sarah Wagenecht . Naming a party after someone in itself is odd , certainly by British standards.
Socially conservative, economically left, labeled as pro Russian.
 
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