The Seriousness of the AfD Election: No Longer Just a Protest

Politics Federal headquarters: AfD election is no longer a protest

The President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Thomas Krüger, has warned against dismissing the high approval ratings for the AfD as a protest or a typical East German phenomenon. “I warn against seeing the election of the AfD as a protest,” he told the editorial network Germany (RND). “The voters want this party. Therein lies the seriousness of the situation.” Certain positions have been established in parts of society that are unacceptable and incompatible with democratic principles. The AfD is “a successful radicalization collective,” said Krüger, referring to the AfD’s high poll numbers and the election of an AfD politician to the district administrator of the Thuringian district of Sonneberg.