In a climate of absolute division, Germany “celebrated” Christmas, as the crazy race of the vehicle that crashed into visitors to the Christmas market in Magdeburg not only plunged the country into mourning for the five dead, but was also the object of heavy political exploitation with the spread of hatred by the extreme right. The fact that the attacker, the 50-year-old psychiatrist of Saudi origin who gained asylum in Germany in 2006, Taleb al-Abdulmosen, declared himself an atheist and anti-immigrant with positions similar to those of the German far-right and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party did not appear. to discourage his leadership. Instead, he engaged in extreme propaganda aimed at reinforcing the anti-immigration narrative in terms of public safety.
It intensified the climate of division ahead of the election
While the event is the best evidence now, as Germany’s political life shifts to the right, that the German state’s integration policies are working and even pushing immigrants to radicalize with the far right, it nevertheless intensified the divisive climate ahead of February’s snap election. . The AfD has been quick to hold protest rallies with a central slogan and a demand for the closing of the borders for immigrants and refugees, but also for “re-immigration”, i.e. the return of immigrants who are in Germany to their country – or at least outside of Germany.
Although the perpetrator was a follower of the AfD’s anti-Islamic and anti-immigrant agenda, an immigrant himself, the far-right political exploitation of the event continued, bringing to mind the situation prevailing in Italy during the “lead years”, when the far-right themselves “planted” bombs or were committing attacks to incriminate their political opponents in order to strengthen the extreme right. In previous cases, when the perpetrators were not far-right immigrants, but… just immigrant Islamists, as in the knife attacks in Solingen and Mannheim, the far-right venom flowed without any restraint and AfD support rates soared.
It is obvious that, despite the… misfortune of the perpetrator being their fan, they continued with the same recipe. The main narrative of the AfD is that such attacks did not occur in Germany before 2015. However, this is false, since in 2006 and 2007 there were attempted terrorist attacks – and massive ones at that – in terms of Islamic terrorism, which were foiled. at the last minute. Several social and political forces responded by holding rallies against the AfD to the far-right crowns, which – as it recently became known – Trump’s soon-to-be minister and richest man in the world Elon Musk chooses to strengthen. The narrative from leftist forces is that this attack is evidence of the politics of hate that far-right radicalization produces.
Olaf Solz is a passionate firefighter
The above all occupied the media in Germany during the week of Christmas – they were certainly discussed at the festive tables as well -, while the media was also occupied by the… moderate management of the incident by the outgoing government of Olaf Solz. The chancellor, with virtually no hope of re-election in the upcoming February 23 showdown, played the “firefighter of passions” card and appealed for hatred not to prevail.
For his part, the head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz, who – as everything seems to be – will be the next chancellor, “played” more intelligently and emphasized that “this attack does not follow the pattern that existed until now. That’s why we politicians should take some time to think.”
Will it affect political developments?
In any case, the attack in Magdeburg is expected to influence the political developments in Germany in the next period, as it also happened after the attack in Solingen, which brought the issue of immigration back to the center and turned it into a security issue. For the time being, however, the first poll conducted by the INSA institute for the “Bild” newspaper after the Magdeburg attack did not record any change in the percentages of the parties. The Christian Democrats / Christian Socialists (CDU / CSU) continue to be the first force with about 31% of the vote intention, followed by the AfD with 19.5%, third come the Social Democrats (SPD) of Solz with 16% (minus half a unit compared to the previous INSA survey), the Greens are fourth with 12.5% (plus one point from the previous measurement) and fifth is the Zara Wagenknecht Alliance with 8%. As for the former minority government partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), they appear to be on the threshold of 5% to enter the Parliament, while the Left (Die Linke) is far from its goal and reaches a maximum of 3% in related poll. Immigration, combined with the poor image of the German economy, and the first month of Trump’s administration will determine the outcome of the February elections. Unfortunately, these are all privileged areas for the AfD and may bring an explosion in its percentages.
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