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How the AfD is rewriting German history
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- For the first time since World War Two, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made a significant electoral gain in Saxony-Anhalt, securing nearly 44% of the vote and leading national polls.
- The AfD, labeled as “right-wing extremist” by German domestic intelligence, advocates defunding “anti-German” art and reducing education about Hitler, promoting a “patriotism” agenda that challenges Germany’s established memory culture.
- This memory culture emphasizes the importance of remembering Nazi crimes to prevent repetition, which the AfD criticizes as a "guilt complex" in its manifesto.
- The party's rise raises complex questions about how Germany confronts its past and the controversial direction the AfD seeks to take the country’s historical narrative.
