Secret talks between far-right party AfD and neo-Nazis have shocked Germans. Investigative journalists said the meeting turned out to be a “master plan” for mass deportations if the party came to power, and thousands of people staged protests across the country. There is.
michael safi Austrian far-right extremists are said to have discussed at the meeting the idea of ”reimmigration,” a euphemism for deporting immigrants who break the law or fail to “assimilate,” even if they are German citizens. I heard that you are there. AfD leaders attended the meeting and fired an aide who insisted they were not planning mass deportations. Germans have been rallying against the talks for more than a week, but the impact on the AfD's poll ratings has been surprisingly small.
The Guardian's Berlin correspondent said: kate connolly We explain who the AfD is, why it is soaring in popularity thanks to its focus on immigration and the cost of living crisis, and why the shadow of Nazism is generating a heartfelt grassroots backlash against the AfD.
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