Successful Elections for Germany’s Far-Right Party

Anti-Islam activists have staged an hour-long demonstration atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Saturday Aug. 27, 2016. The protesters unfurled a banner calling for “secure borders” in Germany. Police said 15 people were briefly detained over the protest and are likely to face charges of trespassing, harassment and breaching laws on public assembly Banner reads : Secure Borders - Secure Future.
Anti-Islam activists have staged an hour-long demonstration atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Saturday Aug. 27, 2016. The protesters unfurled a banner calling for “secure borders” in Germany. Police said 15 people were briefly detained over the protest and are likely to face charges of trespassing, harassment and breaching laws on public assembly Banner reads : Secure Borders - Secure Future. Frank Jordans / AP Photo
Anti-Islam activists have staged an hour-long demonstration atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Saturday Aug. 27, 2016. The protesters unfurled a banner calling for “secure borders” in Germany. Police said 15 people were briefly detained over the protest and are likely to face charges of trespassing, harassment and breaching laws on public assembly Banner reads : Secure Borders - Secure Future.
Anti-Islam activists have staged an hour-long demonstration atop Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Saturday Aug. 27, 2016. The protesters unfurled a banner calling for “secure borders” in Germany. Police said 15 people were briefly detained over the protest and are likely to face charges of trespassing, harassment and breaching laws on public assembly Banner reads : Secure Borders - Secure Future. Frank Jordans / AP Photo

Successful Elections for Germany’s Far-Right Party

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Germany will hold parliamentary elections next fall. The anti-immigrant, populist far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland party (AfD), hopes to become the first far-right party to enter Germany’s parliament since 1945. Earlier this week, they beat out German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in northeast regional elections. Andreas Kluth of The Economist magazine joins us to talk about the rise of the AfD.