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by Soeren Kern • September 8,
2018 at 5:00 am
- The AfD's opponents,
who often brand the party as "far right" or
"extremist," claim that the party's alleged ties to
neo-Nazi groups pose an existential threat to Germany's
constitutional order. The AfD's supporters counter that Germany's
politically correct establishment, afraid of losing its power
and influence, is attempting to outlaw a legitimate party that
has pledged to put the interests of German citizens first.
- "Migration is
the mother of all problems." — German Interior Minister
Horst Seehofer.
- "Extremism
cannot be combated with exclusion, but with looking at the
facts. Those who want to reach concerned citizens must
themselves get out of the ideological trenches." — Oswald
Metzger in Tichys Einblick, a prominent German blog.
Pictured:
A march of silence, organized by the Alternative for Germany (AfD)
party, in memory of victims of violent crimes perpetrated by
migrants, on September 1, 2018 in Chemnitz, Germany. (Photo by Jens
Schlueter/Getty Images)
The murder of a German citizen by two failed asylum
seekers in Chemnitz, and the attempted cover-up by German police,
has contributed to a surge in support for the anti-immigration
party Alternative for Germany (AfD), which, according to a new
poll, has overtaken the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to become the
second-strongest political force in Germany.
Support for the AfD has increased to 17%, while
backing for the SPD has fallen to 16%. Chancellor Angela Merkel's
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU)
alliance is at 28.5%, according to an Insa Institute poll published
by the newspaper Bild on September 3.
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