| Author (Person) | Campbell, Ross |
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| Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
| Series Details | 28.09.17 |
| Publication Date | 28/09/2017 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Consensus building is often cited as one of the core features of German political culture, but do the results of the 2017 federal elections suggest a different approach is required by the country’s mainstream parties? Ross Campbell highlights that with the growth of the AfD, the political system must now adapt to a new political actor from the right, with an adversarial style and a foothold in an increasingly crowded electoral landscape. ----------------- See also the separate LSE EuroppBlog The AfD succeeded in the German election by mobilising non-voters on the right (access via the related url hyperlink below) The 24 September 2017 German federal elections marked a significant break in Germany’s post-war history. For the first time since the immediate post-war period, a far-right party entered the Bundestag. With 13% of the seats, the populist anti-immigration party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has become the third largest party in the German parliament. A key to the success of the AfD was its ability to mobilise previous non-voters to turn out, write Julian Hoerner and Sara Hobolt. |
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| Source Link | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/09/28/german-consensus-politics-must-adapt-to-the-adversarial-approach-of-the-afd/ |
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| Countries / Regions | Germany |
