Germany's Far Right Insurgency: A Cautionary Tale for the Ages The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's stunning 43.
8% share of the vote in Saxony Anhalt is a symptom of a deeper malaise that threatens German politics and European democracy as a whole.
The AfD's manifesto, "Das Land Zuerst" or "The Country First," outlines a dystopian vision for Germany, featuring large scale deportations of immigrants, the erasure of postwar cultural remembrance, and aggressive policies targeting LGBTQ+ communities.