Radical Fractures: The AfD's Unsettling Rise and the Call for a Ban In recent weeks, the German political landscape has been dominated by a single question: can democracy survive in the face of far right extremism?
As the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gains momentum ahead of the September 6 election in Saxony Anhalt, high ranking politicians have taken a stance against its most radical state branches.
The call to ban these extreme factions has sparked a heated debate about the limits of free speech and the fragility of democratic institutions.