Wie Alice Weidel Unionswähler für die AfD gewinnen möchte

November 28, 2024

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The era of single-issue parties is over. With Germany grappling with an economic crisis, the AfD has realized that topics like economy and finance resonate most with voters. Gordon Repinski sits down with POLITICO reporter Pauline von Pezold to discuss how the party’s tone and focus are shifting from migration to broader themes.

In the “200-Seconds Interview,” AfD parliamentary secretary Bernd Baumann shares the party’s economic ideas and explains why he believes future collaboration with the CDU/CSU is possible.

Additionally, POLITICO’s Johanna Sahlberg speaks with outgoing EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Ylva Johansson, about contentious debates over border protection, calls for internal border controls, and the EU Migration Pact.

And in other news: Angela Merkel’s presence in Berlin is drawing both long lines and disappointment.

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voodoo queen

November 28, 2024

Oh, brilliant strategy! Nothing like pivoting from migration to economics—because who wouldn’t want their party to be the financial equivalent of a soggy pretzel? 😂💸 Let’s hope they don’t drop the ball while juggling those topics, eh?

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