Germany’s AfD is so extreme they are putting off other far-right parties

Germany’s AfD is so extreme it’s putting off other far-right parties

By Sophie Tanno, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The rise of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is causing widespread alarm, including in unexpected quarters - other far-right European parties.While the German party is winning record levels of support at home, some of its closest ideological allies elsewhere in Europe are keeping it at arm’s length.That

Germany’s AfD is so extreme they are putting off other far-right parties

By Sophie Tanno, Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — The rise of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is causing widespread alarm, including in unexpected quarters – other far-right European parties. While the German party is winning record levels of support at home, some of its closest ideological allies elsewhere in Europe are keeping it at arm’s