AfD: pretty far right
The AfD, parts of which are classified as being right-wing extremist, rejects the European Union and is opposed to immigration and climate action.
Here we introduce you to the German political parties that are represented in the Bundestag. In Germany, parties only win seats in parliament if they obtain five percent or more of the votes.
The party:
AfD
Alternative for Germany
Established:
2013
Members:
approx. 70,000
MPs in the Bundestag:
150 out of a total 630 MPs
Profile: The Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany, AfD) was founded in 2013, against the backdrop of the European sovereign debt crisis and the eurozone crisis. The party was initially characterised by its economically liberal views and critical stance concerning the euro, before shifting considerably to the right. Opposition to the European Union as well as to migration and climate action are the core issues advocated by the AfD. Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has categorised the AfD as a suspected case of right-wing extremism. The AfD is represented in 15 of the 16 state parliaments (except in Schleswig-Holstein) as well as in the Bundestag. The party is particularly successful in the eastern German states.
Website: https://www.afd.de/
Links to portraits of other political parties:
CDU/CSU, SPD, Greens, FDP, Linke
