The state election results in eastern Germany this month mark a tectonic shift in Germany’s political configuration. The surge in support for the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the even more striking rise from nowhere of the leftwing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) reflect deepening public dissatisfaction with levels of immigration, support for Ukraine, and the state of the economy. According to polls across Germany, support for the parties of the existing governing coalition is sinking fast. If this pattern is sustained, next year’s national elections will lead to radical changes in key German policies.
To discuss the election results, the Quincy Institute held a conversation featuring Molly O’Neal, non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Wolfgang Streeck, Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne & Thomas Fasbender, German journalist. Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute, moderated.
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