Germany’s Far-Right Is On the Rise

“In a few weeks, Germany’s far-right party — Alternative for Germany, better known as AfD — could become a governing party of a German state for the first time. The stakes go far beyond the one state — and likely beyond Europe,” NOTUS reports.

“Germany’s modern political system was designed to prevent far-right rule. But Ulrich Siegmund, AfD’s head candidate, is currently leading in polls to become the head of a state government, Saxony-Anhalt.”