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What Germany's Voters Are Telling Us

Georg Diez on the birth of a new form of far-right politics.

What Germany's Voters Are Telling Us
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Something strange is happening in Germany. 

Last year, the Alternative for Germany or AFD, as it scored, became the first far right party to win a state election in Germany since World War Two. Then in February this year, the AfD came second in Germany's national elections, with 20% of the votes.

The AFD isn't just another populist right wing party. Members of the party have consistently downplayed the horrors of Nazi Germany. What is happening?