As Germany heads to polls, is Olaf Scholz ‘firewall to AfD’ crumbling?
Germany’s election campaign heats up as CDU leader Friedrich Merz indicates potential cooperation with the far-right AfD to push for stricter immigration policies, challenging the political "firewall" against right-wing populists. Chancellor Scholz warns against weakening this barrier, while the AfD’s rising popularity fuels concerns over deepening polarisation and the party’s nationalist rhetoric supported by figures like Elon Musk.
Germany’s election campaign heats up as CDU leader Friedrich Merz indicates potential cooperation with the far-right AfD to push for stricter immigration policies, challenging the political "firewall" against right-wing populists. Chancellor Scholz warns against weakening this barrier, while the AfD’s rising popularity fuels concerns over deepening polarisation and the party’s nationalist rhetoric supported by figures like Elon Musk.
