AfD election success: Kickl cheers about patriotic turn in Germany!

In Germany, the election success of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) caused great excitement. FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl congratulated the AfD in a broadcast on this "great election success" and emphasized that the voters had voted for a continuation of the patriotic turn. These election posters, which the AfD present as a clear number two, rely on freedom, prosperity and sovereignty. But the celebrations were overshadowed by a real political thriller, because the AfD ignored the angry speech by the still Chancellor Olaf Scholz. While his critical statements could be heard on large screens, the AfD present showed no interest.

The turbulent political process was accompanied on the same weekend by a heated TV debate between Olaf Scholz and the conservative rival Friedrich Merz. Scholz expressed sharp accusations towards Merz, who would have been ready to cooperate with the AfD. This happened after Merz brought a motion in the Bundestag to vote in the Bundestag with the support of the AfD. Scholz described this decision as the "break of the word" and "breaking a taboos". Despite Merz, he concluded that there was "a world from a distance" between the CDU/CSU and the AfD, another trust in the politician. Scholz warned that the AfD is a serious threat and Merz has made a decision that is unacceptable for many voters.

political tensions grow

This debate took place only two weeks before the decisive elections on February 23, in which the CDU/CSU is around 30% in the surveys. The rise of the AfD and the political strategy of Merz are now strongly criticized, since citizens are increasingly concerned about the potential cooperation with right -wing extremists. Kickl and the FPÖ assess this political competition as a signal for an extended cooperation among nationalist parties in Europe, while Scholz emphasizes a clear separation between the Democrats and the non-democratic parties, as Oe24 reported.