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      How Germany's federal election is causing cracks in the country's firewall against far-right politics | CBC.ca Loaded
      Day 69:50How Germany's federal election is causing cracks in the country's firewall against far-right politics

      How Germany's federal election is causing cracks in the country's firewall against far-right politics

      • 4 months ago
      • Radio
      • Duration 9:50

      Over the past few months, support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right political party, has spread beyond the party’s stronghold, normalizing far-right views across the country. On February 23, Germany is set to elect a new government and in a northeast town called Schwerin, the AfD candidate is expected to unseat the incumbent, who serves as a top official on migration and refugee policy. Emily Schultheis, a reporter at POLITICO, says Schwerin is a microcosm of what's happening across the country, as the election turns on migration, not a recession and rising unemployment.

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