German Far Right Loses Support Amid Resistance, Insurgent Party
- AfD slips to 16% in Allensbach poll, as slide continues
- Party drops 5 points in eastern state of Thuringia, holds lead
An election poster for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Berlin.
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Germany’s far-right AfD lost support nationwide as it confronted public resistance and an insurgent party that’s focused on criticizing immigration as well as the country’s support for Ukraine’s war effort.
Alternative for Germany, which advocates the deportation of migrants and has flirted with exiting the European Union, slipped two percentage points to 16% since February, putting the party nearly even with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats at 15%, according to a national Allensbach poll published Thursday. The Christian Democratic-led opposition extended its lead, gaining two points to 34%.