The number of members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has risen sharply. The AfD announced on Tuesday that there are currently 40,131, about 37 percent higher than at the end of 2022. A year earlier, the right-wing populist party had 29,296 members. All other parties represented in the Bundestag had significantly more members at the time.
According to surveys, up to 23 percent of Germans would vote for the AfD if there were federal elections on Sunday. This would make it the second strongest force behind the CDU/CSU for the first time. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the AfD as a suspected right-wing extremist case. The party’s regional associations in the eastern German states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt have already been identified as definitively right-wing extremist.
The AfD was founded in 2013 and has since moved far to the right. This is especially strong in East Germany. According to current surveys in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg, it could become the strongest party in the state elections in September 2024. (yam/sda/dpa)
Soource :Watson
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