Will Germany lift the firewall around the AfD?

德国会抬起AFD周围的防火墙吗?

The Global Story

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2025-02-03

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Since the end of World War Two and Nazi rule, Germany has been hyper-vigilant about keeping right-wing hardliners out of government. For decades, mainstream politicians have shunned parties like the AfD. But now, with a federal election just weeks away and the AfD rising in the polls, a frontrunner in the race for chancellor has accepted the party’s support on an immigration bill. It’s an unprecedented step. But does it mean the far-right is being normalised? On this episode, Jonny Dymond speaks to the BBC’s correspondents in Berlin, Damien McGuinness and Jess Parker, about the evolution of the AfD, and how the party’s growing popularity challenges the way Germans think about their own politics and history. The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. Producers: Peter Goffin, Laurie Kalus and Mhairi MacKenzie Sound engineer: Mike Regaard and Jonny Baker Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas Senior news editor: China Collins
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  • One word swirls around German politics these days and that's Brand Mauer.

  • It means firewall.

  • The separation of the radical right wing party Alternative for Deutschland,

  • or AfD, from the rest of the political mainstream.

  • That firewall has meant that when the AfD has done well in regional or federal elections, it's got nowhere near power.

  • The other parties will not go into coalition with it.

  • It's also meant that no mainstream party would rely on the AfD for votes on legislation.

  • But when the centre right Christian Democrats proposed new hardline immigration policies this past week,