Narrow majority of Germans support working with far-right AfD
A narrow majority of Germans believe political parties should work with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a survey revealed on Wednesday.
The YouGov study found that only 42% of respondents rejected cooperation with the AfD outright.
Some 30% believe that established parties should be open to forming coalitions with the AfD, while 22% say that cooperation should only occur in specific cases.
Mainstream parties have repeatedly ruled out cooperating with the AfD, which is under investigation by Germany’s domestic intelligence service as a suspected extremist group. The German election is on February 23.
However, a spate of attacks across Germany by suspects with migrant backgrounds has changed the picture, with conservative leader Friedrich Merz introducing motions in the German parliament that could pass with the AfD’s support on Wednesday.
The survey, conducted after the latest attack in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, found that 80% of respondents support one of Merz’s key demands to turn back migrants at Germany’s borders even if they apply for asylum.
Only 10% opposed the measure, with a further 10% not responding.
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A narrow majority of Germans believe political parties should work with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a survey revealed on Wednesday.
The YouGov study found that only 42% of respondents rejected cooperation with the AfD outright.
Some 30% believe that established parties should be open to forming coalitions with the AfD, while 22% say that cooperation should only occur in specific cases.
Mainstream parties have repeatedly ruled out cooperating with the AfD, which is under investigation by Germany’s domestic intelligence service as a suspected extremist group. The German election is on February 23.
However, a spate of attacks across Germany by suspects with migrant backgrounds has changed the picture, with conservative leader Friedrich Merz introducing motions in the German parliament that could pass with the AfD’s support on Wednesday.
The survey, conducted after the latest attack in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, found that 80% of respondents support one of Merz’s key demands to turn back migrants at Germany’s borders even if they apply for asylum.
Only 10% opposed the measure, with a further 10% not responding.
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