Why Germany's Far-Right AfD Keeps Winning
Why the AfD Wins
Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now the country's most popular party, despite decades of institutional efforts to marginalize it. This analysis traces the party's rise from its 2013 founding as a euro-skeptic group to its current strength, driven by immigration, economic crises, and a political establishment that struggles to address them. It argues that Germany's 'fortified democracy' may have outlived its logic, as the AfD's success reflects a broader failure of the old parties to confront the country's problems honestly.
Suspicion has arisen across society that the established parties are ill-equipped to deal with the country’s largest problems, and, worse, refuse to be frank and honest about them.