Political situation in Germany

AFD's biggest loss in two years: "Demonstrations affect"  

 

The far-right party AFD in Germany loses 1.5 percentage points in a new survey from Insa, reports the newspaper Bild. The party goes from 23 to 21.5 percent, which is the biggest drop for the party in an Insa survey in two years.  

AFD has been caught in the crossfire since the revelation that AFD members participated in a meeting organized by neo-Nazis. The goal was to deport migrants en masse. Huge protests have followed in Germany. 

 

- The demonstrations against AFD are supported by 37 percent of Germans. They have an impact, says Insa CEO Hermann Binkert. Despite that, the party is the second largest in Germany. Only the Christian Democratic CDU gets more support in the survey with 30.5 percent. 

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The AFD leader is inspired by Brexit - opens for "dexit"  

 

Germany's far-right party AFD opens up that the country should leave the EU. In an interview with the Financial Times, party leader Alice Weidel says that the party primarily wants to reform the union, including by reducing the power of the European Commission.  

 

But if that is not possible, the people must be allowed to decide, just like in Great Britain, she says. 

 

- We could have a referendum on dexit, a German withdrawal from the EU.  

 

The play breaks a big taboo in the very pro-European Germany, the newspaper writes. Surveys show that 90 percent of all voters are positive about remaining in the EU, but support among AFD voters is significantly lower.