Germany's far-right AfD adopts 'radical' manifesto ahead of key polls

The Alternative for Germany adopts a hardline platform focused on 'remigration' and EU opposition as it leads polls in a key eastern state. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Germany's far-right AfD adopts 'radical' manifesto ahead of key polls

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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has formally adopted a new, radical manifesto at a party conference in the eastern city of Magdeburg, cementing its hardline stance on immigration and opposition to the European Union ahead of crucial state elections this autumn. The party, which polls show leading in the state of Saxony-Anhalt where the conference was held, endorsed policies its critics label as extremist, including a flagship demand for the "systematic remigration" of foreigners. The manifesto, passed by an overwhelming majority of delegates, represents a significant consolidation of the party's rightward trajectory. It explicitly calls for Germany to leave the European Union's common asylum system and to reinstate national border controls. A central and controversial plank is the commitment to "remigration," a term widely understood by the party's base and opponents alike to mean the large-scale deportation of asylum seekers and migrants, including those with German citizenship in certain circumstances. This policy has drawn sharp condemnation from mainstream political parties and civil society groups, who equate it with forced expulsion. The adoption of this platform comes at a pivotal moment in the party's political fortunes. The AfD is currently riding high in opinion polls in Saxony-Anhalt, one of three eastern German states holding elections on September 1st. Strong performances in these votes could see the party enter state governments, granting it access to executive power and public broadcasting oversight for the first time. The Magdeburg conference was seen as a strategic move to energize its core supporters in its eastern German heartland, where disillusionment with the governing "traffic light" coalition in Berlin runs deep. Political analysts note that the manifesto's unapologetically radical tone is a calculated gamble. It aims to distinguish the AfD clearly from the established parties while capitalizing on widespread voter concerns over migration, economic stagnation, and energy policy. The document also hardens the party's Eurosceptic position, advocating for a "Europe of Fatherlands" and demanding the repatriation of major EU competencies to...

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