What the AfD’s Victory Means for German Churches’ Influence
Church leaders said Catholic faith is incompatible with ethnic nationalism after the AfD won nearly 44% in Saxony-Anhalt.
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What the AfD’s victory means for German churches’ influence
WITTENBERG, Germany (RNS) — The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) Party scored a pivotal victory for the far-right in Germany, an outcome churches fiercely fought to prevent. Their inability to stop it and the spread of the party’s anti-immigrant agenda expose a deeper rift in communities in which churches were a check on right-wing extremism.
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Courrier internationalHe often presents himself as the defender of Christianity. Yet, the far right party AfD is in conflict with the Catholic and Protestant Churches.
The victory of the far-right Alternative for Germany in Saxony-Anhalt has sparked a reaction from local businesses. Dirk Rossmann speaks of growing social frustration and a loss of trust in the government, while Alexander Kühnen points out that the party's demands contradict businesses' needs for workers, open trade, and stable economic conditions.
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