The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has topped a nationwide opinion poll. Meanwhile, Kenyan athletes won both the men's and women's races at the Berlin Marathon. DW has the latest from Germany.
The are generally pacifists and reject military spending. The official party program still contains the goal of leaving NATO and forming a defensive alliance with Russia.
To be fair, a lot of their politicians have softened their stance on these issue in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but, at least from my perspective, the party itself still clings to overly idealistic policies that are just absurd in the current geopolitical climate.
The do have very good domestic policies though and I’d vote for them in local and state elections (sadly I can’t because I live abroad). But for my federal vote, they really have to update their stance on foreign policies.
The are generally pacifists and reject military spending. The official party program still contains the goal of leaving NATO and forming a defensive alliance with Russia.
To be fair, a lot of their politicians have softened their stance on these issue in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but, at least from my perspective, the party itself still clings to overly idealistic policies that are just absurd in the current geopolitical climate.
The do have very good domestic policies though and I’d vote for them in local and state elections (sadly I can’t because I live abroad). But for my federal vote, they really have to update their stance on foreign policies.