How the AfD won in eastern Germany: Political scientist cites defiance, nostalgia and a vision of the future
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- Political scientist Karl-Rudolf Korte said the AfD won 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt after offering voters more than resentment, including a vision of the future.
- He said the party’s message also drew on a romanticized version of the past.
- Korte discussed the possible lessons for Austria’s FPÖ and predicted that Germany’s CDU would continue to muddle through.
The AfD’s success in Saxony-Anhalt came not only from resentment, but also from its promise of a future, political scientist Karl-Rudolf Korte said on the Austrian program “ZiB 2.”
Korte appeared on the program with host Margit Laufer after polls had pointed to the result. Voters in Saxony-Anhalt gave 44 percent to the AfD, which Germany classifies as right-wing extremist.
The party did not just offer resentment, but also a vision of the future.
The political scientist said the party had broadened its appeal by presenting “a romanticized past” alongside its political message. The discussion also examined what Austria’s FPÖ could learn from the AfD’s campaign and why Korte expects Germany’s CDU to continue muddling through.
A romanticized past.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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