Why Germany's far-right AfD is set to break records | Berlin Briefing Podcast
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Elon Musk says there's only one political party that can save Germany. The Tesla billionaire and key advisor to Donald Trump, sent shockwaves around Europe when he backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on a post on his X platform. The AfD is on track for its best result ever in Germany’s upcoming elections, tipped to take second place behind the conservatives. What are the drivers of this growth? How would it change Germany and its place in the world? And who are the key people shaping the party’s anti-immigration, Eurosceptic agenda? DW’s Richard Walker, Matthew Moore, and Stefanie Witte of the Tagesspiegel newspaper discuss in this Berlin Briefing recorded on December 13th. Further information: DW documentary on AfD foreign policy: https://youtu.be/ZFmpxuNxycM Alice Weidel profile: https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-germanys-afd-leader-alice-weidel/a-70436714 Björn Höcke profile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taDv7wdhCbM Background on Maximilian Krah: https://www.dw.com/en/gemany-far-right-afd-bans-top-eu-candidate-from-campaigning/a-69146709 Closer look at the case for banning the AfD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0S_41gdok CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 1:08 Why the AfD is popular 6:14 The AfD “firewall” 7:49 Economic discontent 12:07 Echoes of Trump 15:55 Immigration 20:00 Russian energy 23:44 NATO ambiguity 28:50 The EU: Dexit? 33:42 Alice Weidel 39:08 Nazi taboos 42:12 Electability 45:47 Scenarios For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
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