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Young voters' support for the far right appears to be growing in some European countries. The Alliance for Germany party, AfD, hopes to secure another victory in the upcoming state elections. As Voice of America's London correspondent, Henry Ridgwell, reports, this trend contributed to the far-right's success in June's European elections. The victory of the far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in Thuringia's election earlier this month was partly influenced by increased youth turnout. VOA spoke with Ben Ansell, a professor at Oxford University who hosts the podcast “What's Wrong with Democracy.” “More than a third of young people, almost 40% of 18-29-year-olds, vote for the AfD.” One in five voters over the age of 70 vote for the AfD party, which is hoping to repeat its victory in the Brandenburg election on September 22 with the help of the youth vote. Hans-Christoph Berndt is chairman of the AfD party in Brandenburg. “Other parties thought that the AfD was a party only for the elderly and that young people do not support the AfD. This is completely wrong.” Researchers say that the issue of immigration appears to be one of the factors in the rise in popularity of the …
perfect storm of crises has been building. It comes from still bubbling rage with governments for their single-minded obsession with Covid and the...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is one of the leaders of the Greens, reprimanded the Social Democrats from the federal state of...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is one of the leaders of the Greens, reprimanded the Social Democrats from the federal state of...
As the far-right populist party AfD gains popularity in eastern Germany, a cultural war looms. Are theaters, museums and youth clubs under threat?
As the far-right populist party AfD gains popularity in eastern Germany, a cultural war looms. Are theaters, museums and youth clubs under threat?
As the far-right populist party AfD gains popularity in eastern Germany, a cultural war looms. Are theaters, museums and youth clubs under threat?
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