Why east Germany is such fertile ground for extremists

AfD top candidate Björn Höcke speaks at an election campaign in Thuringia

2024-08-29  1383  困难

The conspiratorial slogans displayed on some attendees’ shirts indicate the presence of a radical fringe. But when asked, onlookers seem more exercised by local teacher shortages and hospital closures—and say they are tired of the western German media’s portrayal of the afd as brownshirts in suits. Mr Höcke notes, accurately, that the audience is more diverse than the older men who filled his rallies at Thuringia’s last election five years ago.

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