Political scientist Antonios Souris assures that part of the success of the extreme right can be attributed to its campaign on social networks.
Alternative’s European lead candidate for Germany, Maximilian Armhas been excluded from the newly elected delegation to the European Parliament, which will now lead René Aust. Krah has been sidelined as Alternative for Germany attempts to join the Identity and Democracy parliamentary groupafter what Marine Le Pen suggested expelling the AfD for being “too extreme“.
The extreme right wants elections immediately
During the press conference in Berlin, AfD co-president, Alice Weidelurged the German Government to convene early elections: “People want us to take governmental responsibility,” he told reporters at a conference to announce the AfD’s new position.
Weidel stated that The Greens are finished. “People have realized what it means for the Greens to be in government. They ruin everything. They ruin the foundations. They are not a liberal party, they are a party of prohibitions,” he added.
Far-right party leader Tino Chrupalla said voters wanted the nuclear energy I returned to Germany and could continue driving cars with combustion engine.
Social networks are the main tool of the extreme right
Christian Democracy was the winning party on Sunday night, but the AfD did especially well among young voters.
The political scientist Antonios Souris claims that part of the AfD’s success can be attributed to its successful campaign in the social networksbut claims that the three ruling parties should stop trying to compete with each other.
He also urged the parties to “think about political solutions to the problems, and said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has to start explaining policies to the public.
Souris assured that the results also showed some positive signs and praised the record of stake electoral, 65%. Around 65 million Germans had the right to vote.
“In Germany there have been some very interesting developments. It could be seen that there is a strong democratic opposition party with the christian democracy CDUthe Bavarian Christian Social Unionwhich is always a good sign for democracy,” he said, although he also said there have been some “worrying developments” regarding the “huge regional differences in the right-wing vote.”
Despite the historic defeat of the Social Democrats in the European elections, Olaf Scholz has ruled out calling early elections. Weidel stated that Alternative for Germany has set itself the objective become the new government in office in the 2025 federal elections.
Additional sources • Enrique Barrueco (Voice-over)
