Far Right’s Rise Cools After German Party Hit With Spy Scandal
Support for AfD slipped after allegations of links to Chinese intelligence and a pro-Russian media organization.
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Support for far-right parties appears to have plateaued ahead of European-wide elections in June, signaling that a spying scandal in Germany could be damaging their reputation.
The Identity and Democracy alliance, which counts France’s Marine Le Pen and the Netherlands’s Geert Wilders among its members, has seen its rise stall, according a polling average compiled by Europe Elects and reported by Euractiv. It’s currently the sixth largest political grouping in the European Parliament.