For decades, Germany prided itself on being the European exception – the country where the far right had no place in mainstream politics. While far-right parties gained power across the continent – Meloni leading Italy, Sweden’s hard-right bloc shaping government policy, Le Pen inching closer to the French presidency – Germany held firm. Its history made cooperation with the far right politically unthinkable.<br /><br />But political taboos may not last forever. The far-right AfD is now Germany’s second-most popular party. Mainstream conservatives, once staunchly opposed to working with them, are shifting. The CDU just passed an anti-immigration motion with AfD support, and pressure is mounting to reconsider long-held red lines.<br /><br />Supporters say this is just democracy at work. Critics warn that once the door opens to the far right, it never closes. Will Germany stick to its principles – or follow the rest of Europe into a new political reality?<br /><br />#germany #elections #afd #deutschland
