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The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right

Cas Mudde 7 h

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The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right — Sources: Cas Mudde

This party is among the most extreme in Europe. To protect our democracies, liberal parties must urgently change their tactics The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) narrowly failed to secure an outright majority in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. But nobody should take comfort from that. The party still won by a landslide. Decades of far-right election gains have made them seem normal

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