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Far-right gains amid economic struggles
AlArabiya English
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2/25/2025
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Yeah, absolutely, Trent. And as we did mention, they didn't win, but historic gains for the
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AFD. The European markets have already reacted to the results we saw in Germany. Was the
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economy a really big factor for voters when they came to make their decision?
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Look, all of the polling suggests it was, and it's probably no surprise. Germany right
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now is on the verge of having its third year of contraction. It would be the longest period
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of contraction since the end of World War II. It's also having major issues with unemployment,
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with inflation. Much of that has been driven by the war in Ukraine, because previous to
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that conflict, Germany got most of its energy from Russia through gas supplies. That was
00:45
all cut off in the wake of that war, meaning they've had to sort of scramble to find alternative
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energy sources. But it's really caused economic problems, particularly in big industry like
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the automakers. And I think in many ways, voters punished Olaf Scholz for that, the
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current chancellor, given some of those economic problems. The AFD, though, also did try to
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make headwind on that issue alongside a number of other issues, including immigration, law
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and order.
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