(AFP) “Refugees are bringing crime into our town,” an election leaflet declares — an example of how Germany’s far right feeds its narrative of a country threatened by more than a million new arrivals.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) hopes the strategy that made it the biggest opposition party in 2017’s general election will pay off once again next month, when voters elect a new European Parliament.
Its 12.6-percent score almost two years ago was a shock to the political system, bringing 94 far-right MPs into a legislature with a history of moderation going back to 1949.
Hammering the message that led to its success, AfD lead candidate Joerg Meuthen said: “Germany can no longer take in migrants.”
