AfD sees rising support and radicalization in East Germany

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is experiencing significant electoral success in eastern Germany. According to political scientist Karl-Rudolf Korte, the party is undergoing a programmatic radicalization that poses a long-term challenge to the democratic party system.

Korte notes a distinction between voters who support the party as a form of protest and those who are genuinely convinced by its political offerings. He warns that the party's right-wing extremist developments and ideas regarding the hierarchy of people could conflict with fundamental constitutional principles and human dignity.